On August 11th, 1997, Barbara Walters introduced her new ABC daytime talk show The View. Since then, the show has become a politically potent show. But in a post-Trump (and post-Meghan McCain on ‘The View’) era, is ‘The View’ still relevant, or has it lost its view? Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott spoke with writer Amanda Fitzsimons about her 2019 New York Times magazine article ‘How ‘The View’ Became the Most Important Political TV Show in America.’ Visit Newsweek.com to learn more about the podcasts we offer and to catch up on the latest news. Follow H. Alan Scott on everything at @HAlanScott.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.