Mary Trump hits out at Meghan McCain for skipping her appearance on The View

Donald Trump's niece, Mary Trump, suggested conservative commentator Meghan McCain was a coward when The View host seemed to dodge her appearance on the show.

Ms Trump was appearing on The View to promote her new book, Reckoning, in which she explains the “national trauma” caused by the former president.

Ms McCain, the show's resident conservative voice, skipped the segments in which Ms Trump appeared.