Meghan McCain Threatens To Quit Twitter The Same Day She Leaves ‘The View’ And People Are Rejoicing

During a panel discussion on Idris Elba’s recent call for everyone on social media to be verified to prevent anonymous “cowards” from spouting racist rhetoric, Meghan McCain announced that she may quit Twitter the same day she leaves The View. While McCain makes some salient points about how anonymity shouldn’t be provided to people who threaten women, for example (“I think your employer should know about that”), ultimately she couldn’t help but steer the conversation towards her own online presence:

“I have a lot of followers on there,” McCain said. “It’s been an incredible platform to talk to people and read the news. Definitely, in the past year since the pandemic, it’s become a noticeably more darker, uglier place — even in the cesspool of social media that’s already been dark. I do think it’s disturbing to see the things lauded at everyone, anyone.”

You can see her remarks at the 1:25 mark below:

— The View (@TheView) July 21, 2021

McCain ended her portion of the segment by saying, “Stay tuned. When I leave the show, I may quit Twitter on the same day for this reason.” If this was supposed to be some sort of threat, Twitter users did not see it that way, and instead, celebrated McCain’s promised exit from the app.

— Mongo The Relentless (@enespacio) July 21, 2021

#TheView

Meghan possibly leaving Twitter! pic.twitter.com/sjNtusnC51

— Joe Stratford (@Joe2CT) July 21, 2021

Meghan: I’m thinking about quitting Twitter. #TheView

Everybody: pic.twitter.com/axVOaCdzlS