McCain to pay birthday visit to daughter on ‘The View’

We know what “The View” newbie Meghan McCain is getting for her birthday this year: A visit from dad.

John McCain, the always-newsworthy senior U.S. senator from Arizona, will pay a visit to his daughter at her new gig on Monday as a gift for her birthday, courtesy of the rest of the daytime talk show’s panel.

Meghan McCain, who joined The View last week, turns 33 on Monday.

The visit will likely be especially poignant since the 81-year-old senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee has brain cancer and has said doctors have given him a poor prognosis.

Not that this has slowed him down much in recent weeks: He’s been in the headlines repeatedly as one of the most outspoken Washington Republicans critical of President Trump.

Meghan McCain has been an immediate hit on The View, with her debut episode ranking as the show’s second most-watched episode in seven months.

She filled the seat held by Jedediah Bila, a conservative on a panel that has traditionally been liberal-leaning. A former co-host of Fox News’s Outnumbered, she joins Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Paula Faris, Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin on the panel.

McCain also was named an ABC News contributor to shows including This Week and Good Morning America. She has resisted being pigeonholed politically, and calls herself a Republican with liberal views on social issues.