FCC Chair Thinks Investigating ‘The View’ ‘Worthwhile’
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr had ABC’s ‘The View’ in his sights got a possible investigation to see if the show violating broadcast rules.
Care said Thursday he felt an investigation into the show compromised of an all-female panel was “worthwhile.” In particular, Carr alleged the show could be violating the commission’s “equal time” rule, per Fox News.
The equal time rule requires broadcasters to give equal opportunity to all political candidates except for a “bona fide news show.”
Care made his argument on “The Scott Jennings Show” Thursday.
“Potentially, I would assume you can make the argument that ‘The View’ is a bona fide news show, but I’m not so sure about that,” Carr said. “And I think it’s worthwhile to have the FCC look into whether ‘The View’ and some of these other programs that you have still qualify as bona fide news programs and therefore exempt from the equal opportunity regime that Congress has put in place.”
The Media Research Center revealed”The View” did not book one right-leaning guest to discuss politics between January and April 2025.
On the flip side, “The View” hosted 63 liberal guests — nine of those were Democratic politicians.
The Trump administration has criticized the show for ranting against the president.
A White House spokesperson said in July that the show could be “pulled off-air” if the attacks didn’t stop.
An entertainment lawyer confirmed”The View” could be the next show taken off the air.
“I think ‘The View’ is next,” the lawyer said. He added the show’s liberal stance was getting old.
Care’s attention towards “The View” came after “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was suspended indefinitely due to comments host Jimmy Kimmel about the Charlie Kirk assassin.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said.
Carr criticized ABC and Disney over Kimmel’s conduct.
“And I’ve been very clear from the moment that I have become chairman of the FCC, I want to reinvigorate the public interest. And what people don’t understand is that the broadcasters, and you’ve gotten this right, are entirely different than people that use other forms of communication,”Carr said. “They have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest.”
“Look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or, you know, there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead,” Carr added.
Thursday’s episode of “The View” didn’t mention Kimmel’s suspension.
Fox News Digital said an ABC source revealed the pre-taped show airing Friday won’t either, but the show may address the situation in the future.
