“The View” Hosts Told To Tone Down Trump Criticism

The Daily Beast reports:

Disney and ABC News have asked the hosts of The View to tone down their political rhetoric, multiple sources told the Daily Beast.

Since President Donald Trump’s election in 2024, the panel of co-hosts on The View—Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin—have consistently criticized Trump administration officials and policies.

But its constant focus on Trump and politics seems to have roiled the network’s top bosses, including Disney CEO Bob Iger [photo] and ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic. The move was not framed as an edict, one source said, but the suggestion alone rankled the hosts. The group pushed back forcefully.

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SCOOP: ABC News’ president—and Disney CEO Bob Iger—made clear to hosts of “The View” in recent weeks they want them to tone down their political rhetoric. It comes at a time when media companies have tried to find ways to avoid Trump’s regulatory wrath. https://t.co/300nvlq2ai

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