Meghan McCain, the political scion who has won public fame as a blogger, commentator and TV-show host, will join Fox News Channel as a contributor, Variety has learned.
A representative for the network confirmed the hire. McCain is expected to contribute to the network’s primetime and daytime programming.
Meghan McCain, who has identified as a Republican in the past, could well offer the viewpoint of a different member of that political party: one hailing from the millennial generation. She has in the past championed gay rights and come out against anti-immigration legislation, and has publicly challenged commentators like Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham. In her writings she’s expressed ambivalence about Sarah Palin, the former Fox News contributor who ran for U.S. vice president alongside her father, and admiration for Hillary Clinton, who is now vying for the Democratic nomination for U.S. president.
For those who don't remember McCain wrote a book in which she referred to Palin as a "time bomb" and called her selection as a vice presidential candidate the "line between genius and insanity."
She also expressed confusion over Palin's internet "channel:"
“I don’t know how this is different than a blog with video posts,” McCain said. “It didn’t look like a video channel.
Hang on I'm going to turn down my TV to listen for cans bouncing off refrigerators in Wasilla.
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