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Nicolle Wallace: “As a human, I deleted Twitter today as an act of self-preservation and because I could no longer find the things I’m interested in, I’m seeing a lot of things I’m not.”
executives told her they wanted an intelligent, measured Republican at the Hot Topics table opposite Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O’Donnell and Rosie Perez. But season 18 turned out to be a tumultuous year for the show, with ratings down 16% compared to the second quarter in 2014.
There was no shortage of drama behind the scenes. ABC News and daytime bosses fought a tug-of-war for oversight of “The View,” until Disney/ABC Television Group president Ben Sherwood handed
Although Wallace, the former communications chief for President George W. Bush, received props from viewers and the staff for her laidback style, executives under ABC News president James Goldston decided in the spring that they were dissatisfied that she didn’t bicker with her co-hosts during Hot Topics.
But they never gave Wallace a single note — good or bad — all season about her performance. In July, Wallace was caught off-guard when she