Overview

• Joy Behar’s July 23 remark that President Trump is “so jealous” of Barack Obama prompted a White House statement labeling her an “irrelevant loser”
• White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers warned The View could be next to be pulled off air, citing unverified assertions of low ratings
• ABC released data showing The View’s season-to-date viewership up year-over-year and ranking No. 1 among network daytime talk shows
• In its penultimate Season 28 episode, The View’s hosts ignored the cancellation threat and carried on without self-censoring
• FCC officials, including Chairman Brendan Carr, are monitoring potential regulatory pressure as Paramount Global’s merger with Skydance awaits approval