Howard Stern Defends Meghan McCain on The View  Give the Woman a Chance!
Howard Stern knows how to push buttons on The View.
The king of all media made a rare appearance on the show Thursday morning to promote his new book of interviews, , and from the moment he walked on stage he was ribbing the feuding hosts.
This is a new cast for me, Stern, who last appeared on The View in 2012, said, looking around. Now, whos gone? Julie Chen Moonves, right? Joy Behar had to remind him that the wife of disgraced CBS CEO Les Moonves  as co host of their competitor The Talk.  
From there, Stern turned serious for a moment to pay tribute to the late Sen. John McCain, telling his daughter Meghan, Your father, I got to meet him a couple years ago. And I got to thank him for his service and how much he meant to me and how much he gave to this country. Im really excited to be here with you and I offer my condolences.
In return, Meghan McCain described going on his SiriusXM show as one of the highlights of her career and said that her parents found Stern to be a such a gentleman.
For once, I was a gentleman around your father, Stern joked.
. shares of his time meeting the late Sen. John McCain: I got to thank him for his service and how much he meant to me and how much he gave to this country.
Later in the show, Stern brought up one of the shows , calling her one of the best guests Ive ever had on my show and adding, It was a miracle she was on my show because for years, like an ass, I attacked Rosie, I didnt really give her a chance.
When Behar tried to change the subject to Donald Trump, who is , Stern asked, Whats the matter? You dont want to talk about Rosie? What happened with Rosie? Shes not on the show anymore.
He then turned to Whoopi Goldberg and asked for her take on ODonnell. She replied, I dont even think about it.
As Stern began to heap praise on Hillary Clinton, who he believes could have won in 2016 had she agreed to come on his show, McCain asked if he would ever entertain a Republican. He said that he would and has voted for Republicans—at least at the state level—but couldnt think of any besides former Gov. George Pataki.
But yes, and listen I feel bad for you, I see you getting yelled at all the time, Stern told McCain, alluding to her . Turning to Behar, he added, Give the woman a chance, for Gods sake! Youre chasing her out, shes in tears, its crazy!
Laughing, McCain screamed, Yeah, be nice, listen to Howard!
Then, after Sunny Hostin told Stern how offended she was by his radio show in the 80s—and falsely accused him of using the n word—McCain returned the favor. Im sorry, but I grew up listening to you, she said. Ive loved the show forever and I was never offended.
