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White House Doubles Down on Pulling The View Off Air After Behar’s ‘Jealous’ Comment

FCC Chair Brendan Carr signaled potential regulatory action against critical media outlets after The View defied White House cancellation threats by touting record viewership.

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THE VIEW - Tara Setmayer is the guest, Tuesday, February 28, 2017 on Walt Disney Television's "The View." "The View" airs Monday-Friday (11:00 am-12:00 pm, ET) on the Walt Disney Television Network. (Photo by Paula Lobo/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) JOY BEHAR

Overview

  • Joy Behar said President Trump is “so jealous” of Barack Obama because Obama is “everything that he is not,” prompting a sharp White House response.
  • White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers labeled Behar an “irrelevant loser suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome” and warned that The View could be the next show pulled off air.
  • A View spokesperson disputed the ratings claim, reporting its highest total audience in four years and a No. 1 ranking among women 18–49 and household viewers.
  • FCC Chair Brendan Carr criticized backlash to recent media cancellations on X and hinted that outspoken programs could face further regulatory consequences.
  • The dispute follows CBS’s cancellation of The Late Show during Paramount Global’s pending sale to Skydance Media, underscoring the administration’s influence over FCC approvals.