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White House Threatens to Pull ABC’s The View Off Air Over Joy Behar’s Obama Remarks

The View’s producers say audience numbers are at a four-year high, with FCC chair Brendan Carr hinting at regulatory reprisals for outlets critical of the White House.

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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

  • White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers called Joy Behar “an irrelevant loser” and warned that her show could be the next to be pulled off air.
  • A spokesperson for The View disputed the administration’s ratings claim by reporting gains in total viewers and a No. 1 ranking among network daytime talk shows this season.
  • On July 23, Joy Behar said President Trump is “so jealous of Obama” and asserted that Trump, not Obama, was responsible for inciting the January 6 insurrection.
  • The warning to The View follows the abrupt cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show after Paramount Global paid a $16 million settlement to Trump and sought FCC approval for its Skydance merger.
  • FCC chair Brendan Carr signaled on July 24 that regulatory oversight could be used against media outlets that critique the president.