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The View airs hilarious on-air farewell speech to cherished staple

Fans and celebrities alike have expressed sadness over the news

Beatriz Colon
Beatriz Colon - New York
New York WriterNew York
July 26, 2022
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Around the world, all sorts of ice-cream lovers, including plenty of celebrities, have been expressing sorrow over Klondike's latest announcement that they would discontinue the beloved Choco Taco after 40 years on the market.

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As stars such as Jenna Bush Hager and Chrissy Teigen bid farewell to the ice-cream snack, the hosts over at The View are the latest public figures to express their disappointment over the news.

Sara Haines specifically had some choice words after the announcement, which she shared with fans as she and her co-stars enjoyed the iconic Choco Taco.

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Recalling the moment she found out it would no longer be available, she said: "They dropped it into my newsfeed like it meant nothing to them."

As her co-stars giggled over her farewell speech, she joked: "Then I proceeded to have to handle the trauma of that announcement by myself."

Sara continued her hilarious rant, saying: "Slowly I have met so many friends as we comfort and grieve together over the loss of Choco Taco."

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Sara's hilarious ode to the Choco Taco

The host further continued her impassioned ode to the Choco Taco by praising the original creator of the dessert. She said: "The inventor of the Choco Taco recognized that to have a cone is imperfect, we've all eaten it. You don't get to the bottom. I mean you've eaten such deliciousness at the top. Why can't we have it through the whole thing?

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"Enter Choco Taco, he made the cone throughout the whole thing," she insisted.

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Plenty of fans and celebrities alike have given tributes to the dessert

The camera hilariously panned to Whoopi Goldberg's dubious face gesture, and as other hosts doubted the greatness of the Choco Taco, Sara defended it, hailing it a "buffet of deliciousness."

Fans were quick to take her side, commenting: "Yes they tasted so good, really going to miss them," and: "Too funny. For chocolate lovers out there," as well as: "Why would they take away a monument in ice cream history?"

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