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Kamala Harris goes remote on ‘The View’ after hosts get false positive COVID results: source

A heavily promoted, live appearance by Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC’s “The View” Friday morning was repeatedly delayed before ending up as a remote, 8-minute interview after two co-hosts were pulled from the set mid-show for testing positive for the coronavirus.

But the on-air debacle appears to have been a needless precaution because two rounds of follow-up tests were negative, a source familiar with the matter told The Post.

The hosts of “The View” are all tested multiple times a week and the false-positive results that sent the show off the rails were actually the product of tests administered on Thursday, the source said.

But those results weren’t passed along until the hosts were already on the air Friday morning, the source said. It’s unclear why that was allowed to happen.

The more accurate PCR tests for COVID-19, which take several hours to produce results, were also being conducted, the source said.

Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro were unexpectedly told by executive producer Brian Teta to leave the set near the start of the hourlong talk show’s second segment, which was quickly cut short.

Joy Behar had earlier touted the upcoming appearance by Harris as the vice president’s “very first, in-studio” interview.

Behar later told viewers that Hostin and Navarro had “both apparently tested positive for COVID.”

“No matter how hard we try, these things happen,” Behar said.

Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro were vaccinated against COVID-19 and apparently experienced “breakthrough” infections. ABC

“They probably have a breakthrough case and they’ll be OK, I’m sure, because they’re vaccinated up the wazoo.” Harris didn’t have any contact with the hosts before her remote appearance, the source said.

Behar initially told viewers that Harris would appear in person, after revealing that the set had been cleaned during an unplanned commercial break.

But that plan was soon scrapped and Teta said arrangements were being made to instead have Harris participate remotely from another room within the building.

Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro leave their chairs as they learn they’ve tested positive for COVID-19. ABC

“The Secret Service is doing things to make her feel safe,” Behar said.

Behar and co-host Sara Haines repeatedly stalled for time by fielding questions from the audience during the third, fourth and fifth segments of the show.

Harris finally appeared on-camera with less than 10 minutes left and was immediately lobbed a softball question from Behar, who asked if it was “time to get tougher” on people who refuse to get vaccinated.

After a delay, Harris’ appearance was set up remotely as a precaution. ABC

Haines also tossed Harris an easy one about what she characterized as the “disturbing images of US border patrol agents on horseback inhumanely corralling Haitians at the Texas border.” 

“I’ve been very clear about the images that you and I both saw of those law enforcement officials on horses. I was outraged by it. It was horrible,” Harris said, before likening the actions of the agents trying to stem the tide of a border in crisis to American slavery.

“And as we all know, it also evoked images of some of the worst moments of our history, where that kind of behavior has been used against the indigenous people of our country, has been used against African Americans during times of slavery.”

Haines followed up with a tougher question about the botched US military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

“How did so much go so wrong so fast? And how was this not anticipated?” Haines asked.

Harris batted the question away by saying that President Biden “has been clear and think the American public agree that it was time to end that 20-year war.”

“And there is also no question that we all mourn and honor the sacrifice and the service of those 13 servicemen and women who had enlisted to protect our nation and our principles…and paid the ultimate price for that,” she said.

Harris added: “The United States has an obligation, and we as leaders have an obligation, to appreciate that we are a global leader, we have interests around the world. And we have to stay focused on those interests wherever they take place.”

A spokesperson for The View didn’t immediately respond to emails for comment.