'The View' addresses COVID testing fiasco that upended Kamala Harris interview: 'Mistakes were made'

ABC's "The View" spent its first segment Monday addressing the chaos from Friday when co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro were forced to leave mid-show after receiving what turned out to be false positive coronavirus tests.

The program quickly went off the rails as the two remaining co-hosts, Joy Behar and Sara Haines, were left confused by the sudden exit of Hostin and Navarro and had to delay the interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, which ultimately took place via video feed from backstage.

Executive producer Brian Teta, who notified Navarro and Hostin that they would have to leave the show, was put on the spot as he apologized for sharing the results of their tests while the program was live. He also admitted that "mistakes were made," which led to "some really awkward television."

"We found out moments before we came back on the air, and in that moment all I could think of was that we had to keep the hosts safe and we had to keep the vice president safe. She could not walk out no matter what. And that led to some really awkward television that I’d like to have back if I could," Teta said, addressing why he asked Navarro and Hostin to leave on the air.

"I really want to acknowledge and apologize to Sunny and Ana because in this midst of all t... (Read more)

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