Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC’s The View is a news show

Photo: Brendan Carr the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Photo source: FCC / fcc.gov via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Article by Jon Brodkin. Ars Technica – May 22, 2026.

The Federal Communications Commission is escalating its attack on ABC’s The View with a proceeding that seeks public comment on whether the talk show is a “bona fide news interview program.” The FCC Media Bureau today issued a public notice seeking opinions on whether The View qualifies for the bona fide news exemption to the equal-time rule, which requires equal time for opposing political candidates on non-news programming. The probe of The View is driven by Chairman Brendan Carr, who has embraced President Trump’s declaration that the FCC is no longer an independent agency and used his chairmanship to open investigations into broadcasters that Trump dislikes. […]

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