ABC News is pushing back against the FCC’s probe into #TheView, accusing the Trump-led agency of threatening “to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech”:
• The dispute centers on whether “The View” qualifies for an exemption under the… pic.twitter.com/gZPjPzzZLy
— Variety (@Variety) May 8, 2026
-Someone over at ABC has woken up and they are over Trump and his FCC trying to bully them.
-Brendan Carr, has strongly pushed back against “The View,” which is technically part of ABC’s news division, stating that they should not qualify for an exemption that the equal time rules allow for so-called “bona fide” news programs.
-ABC News is pushing back against the FCC’s probe into #TheView, accusing the Trump-led agency of threatening “to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech”: The dispute centers on whether “The View” qualifies for an exemption under the FCC’s equal-time rule after Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico appeared on the show earlier this year
-ABC is claiming “The View” has operated under a “bona fide news exemption” for more than 20 years
