BARBARA WALTERS FEELS ABC EXECS HAVE ‘RUINED’ LEGACY OF ‘THE VIEW:’

Barbara Walters thinks ABC execs have ruined “The View” and fears the show will be remembered for its petty backstage bickering and revolving door of talent.

“She feels they’ve ruined the franchise that she and Bill Geddie built. Instead of focusing on smart, educated women with strong talent, they cast uninformed child actors on the show. The legacy has been compromised because of poor casting and bad leadership under ABC News,” a source told us.

As the left continues to pass the December “silly season” obsessing over “fake news,” it’s worth remembering that Walters, who made her bones in the newsrooms of NBC and ABC, gave a platform to both a 9/11 truther, and a NASA truther. That will be the ultimate legacy – if any – of The View.