Michelle Obama to guest host on ‘The View’

Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, will be a guest host on “The View” on June 18.

The popular ABC daytime talk show had invited her to be a guest, but she sent back word that she would like to be a host like Cindy McCain did in April, said Bill Geddie, the show’s executive producer.

“Equal time – that’s hard to argue with,” Geddie said.

Being a guest host will allow her to help interview guests and participate in the opening “hot topics,” or banter about what’s in the news that day.

Michelle Obama was injected into the presidential campaign when the Tennessee Republican Party posted an online video questioning her patriotism. That prompted her husband to say political opponents should lay off his wife.

Barack Obama has appeared twice on “The View,” once before his candidacy for president. Republican candidate John McCain has been on several times.

“We treat the wives differently than the candidates,” Geddie said. “We’re tougher on the candidates than we are on the wives. We’re trying to get to know them.”