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Backlash Erupts as Savannah Chrisley Defends Trump on The View

2/18/2026

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Savannah Chrisley, guest host of The View, faced backlash and boycott threats after supporting U.S. President Donald Trump and citing her family's past.
Critics cited her parents' fraud pardons as part of the controversy.
During her February 17 debut, she defended the Trump administration's transparency on the Epstein files and urged private testimony from the Clintons.
Viewers on social media said they would avoid the show until Chrisley departs.

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Savannah Chrisley, guest host of The View, faced backlash and boycott threats after supporting U.S. President Donald Trump and citing her family's past.
Critics cited her parents' fraud pardons as part of the controversy.
During her February 17 debut, she defended the Trump administration's transparency on the Epstein files and urged private testimony from the Clintons.
Viewers on social media said they would avoid the show until Chrisley departs.