Will ABC Let Rosie Spout 9/11 Truther Beliefs on The View Again?

Rosie O’Donnell reaffirmed her status as a 9/11 Truther on Friday.

Asked on Twitter whether she still believes “in the basic concepts of 9/11 Trutherism,” O’Donnell, for more or less, said yes.

“I still do not believe the official story,” she replied:

@ScottJW – i still do not believe the official story

— Rosie (@Rosie) August 8, 2014

A “truther” is generally defined as someone who believes the U.S. government, in some capacity, lied about the events leading up to and following the Sep. 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

As a co-host on ABC’s The View, O’Donnell regularly doubted the Bush administration’s account of what happened on 9/11.

O’Donnell left The View in 2007 but she has been confirmed to return as a co-host in the show’s next season, which starts in the fall.

We’ve requested comment from ABC on whether the network is comfortable with once again providing a platform for O’Donnell to promote the idea that the U.S. government is involved in a cover up of a terror attack on its own country. We also asked if there will be any rules prohibiting what O’Donnell can talk about on the show.

We also asked O’Donnell on Twitter. We have yet to hear back.

[Image via ABC/screen grab]

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