LOS ANGELES, CA. (THECOUNT) — Former “Fox & Friends Weekend” host Abby Huntsman has officially joined “The View.”

In a statement Tuesday, Huntsman, 32, said she was excited to return to her professional roots at ABC, where she began her journalism career. In 2012, during and after her father’s presidential campaign, Huntsman appeared as a political commentator for ABC News in Washington, D.C., and Good Morning America in New York City. In October 2012, Huntsman was profiled in ABC News‘s ‘Five Questions,’ a part of This Week with George Stephanopoulos.

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These days Huntsman will be working as a co-host with “The View” moderator Whoopi Goldberg and co-hosts including Meghan McCain, daughter of the late Sen. John McCain.

Huntsman’s father, Jon, is U.S. ambassador to Russia.

“The View” launches its 22nd season next Tuesday, Sept. 4. Guests announced for the season include former Secretary of State John Kerry, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, actress Taraji P. Henson and porn actress Stormy Daniels. source