The hyper-political discussions on ABC’s “The View” have reportedly caught the attention of the network’s bosses after the CEO of parent company Disney, Bob Iger, demanded that the co-hosts tone down the rhetoric.
The Daily Beast reported on an apparent rift between the co-host of “The View” and the top brass at the company.
Notably, all six of the co-hosts (Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro) voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
They are outspoken critics of President Donald Trump and unashamedly stump for Democrats.
Their view are so slanted that the show can only be described as propaganda.
On Wednesday, the Daily Beast reported:
“[ABC News president Almin] Karamehmedovic convened a meeting with The View‘s executive producer Brian Teta and its hosts, and suggested the panel needed to broaden its conversations beyond its predominant focus on politics, two sources familiar with the meeting said.
“Karamehmedovic highlighted episodes with celebrity guests that he said were highly rated, one source said, and encouraged them to lean into such coverage moving forward.”
According to the report, “The View” co-host Ana Navarro forcefully pushed back.
Navarro insists that their audience wants their perspectives on politics.
She reportedly took her message directly to Iger, whom she thanked for allowing them to keep doing their jobs.
However, Iger disagreed with Navarro and “reaffirmed that the show needed to tone down its political rhetoric.”
“Ultimately, the women found the requests ‘silly’ and that ‘they were just going to keep doing their thing,’” the Daily Beast wrote.
A source with “The View” reportedly confirmed to Fox News that these discussions took place.
The source also suggested that not all the hosts are in lockstep with Navarro.
“Most hosts agree with the ABC top brass,” the source told Fox.
“‘The View’ is a daytime network talk show and needs to do more than just politics and Trump bashing.
“This was a welcome direction for many of us.”
When asked whether “The View” will ultimately pivot towards less political coverage as the second Trump presidency continues, the source responded:
“It’s hard to say, [but] ignoring Bob Iger seems like a terrible decision.”
Another source familiar with the situation said such conversations with talent are normal based on viewer feedback, and that this conversation in particular is about finding a “balance” in topics and reevaluating politics in general, not just stories about Trump.
Despite the internal discussions, “The View” has maintained its critical coverage of Trump and his administration in recent weeks.
Iger’s request for a shift in “The View” did not occur in a vacuum.
Trump, known for his feuds with the media, is currently in mediation with Paramount Global to resolve his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS News.
The lawsuit is over the network’s handling of its “60 Minutes” election interview with Harris.
ABC News itself settled a lawsuit filed by Trump in December.
The nwtwork shelled out $15 million for his presidential library and an apology over liberal anchor George Stephanopoulos’ false assertions that Trump was found “liable for rape.”
That settlement was personally approved by Iger, according to reports.
Trump also landed multimillion-dollar settlements from social media giants Meta and X over their past suppression of his accounts on their platforms.
The president is currently suing board members of the Pulitzer Prize for awarding The New York Times and The Washington Post for their fabricated anti-Trump “Russiagate” coverage.
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