ABC is asking for its viewers to support the network as it faces scrutiny from the Trump administration challenging whether its daytime table talk program “The View” is a bona fide news program.
The network this week rolled out an on-air campaign promoting the show and blasting the Federal Communications Commission, (FCC) which it says “wants to control who can appear” on “The View,” which has been on the air for more than three decades.
Started by journalist Barbara Walters, “The View” hosts several pundits who are frequently critical of Trump and his supporters.
The campaign comes just weeks after Disney asked the FCC to consider whether the program is exempt from a statutory “equal time” requirement that applies to broadcast news shows.
Those filings from Disney triggered a public comment review period, with FCC Chair Brendan Carr insisting at the time the current law “does not prohibit anyone from having any candidate appear on any show. Rather, Congress intended it to empower voters with more information and encourage more speech.”
