ABC's Good Morning America on Monday broke into live coverage to report that the "controversial" "titan" Margaret Thatcher had died. The morning show's reporters highlighted both her conservative beliefs, for which she was "vilified," and compared her to Winston Churchill. Guest co-host Elizabeth Vargas announced that the late Prime Minister's "belief in herself and her policies" led to her being "both adored and vilified to this day in Great Britain. A very controversial, but very, very important figure, undoubtedly." Later in the show, George Stephanopoulos returned to announce: "A titan has fallen."
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