ABC’s “The View” Yanked From TV for Good? – The Horn News

ABC’s “The View” yanked from TV for good? – The Horn News

In a strongly worded filing, ABC accuses the Trump administration of trying to chill its constitutionally protected free speech and hinder open political discussion. The point of contention: The popular show “The View,” and whether it’s subject to equal time rules. ABC’s filing to the Federal Communications Commission, made public Friday, came in a dispute involving one ABC station in Houston, KTRK-TV. But the wording indicated the network was e…

The New York Times Backs 'The View' Against the FCC, NewsBusters Has a Word

The New York Times Backs 'The View' Against the FCC, NewsBusters Has a Word On Friday, The New York Times published what was basically a press release for ABC lawyers headlined “ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment.” They accused the FCC of a “chilling effect” for daring to investigate them on equal-time grounds. That doesn’t take much of a probe. It’s obvious that show is a unanimous hootenanny dedicated to trashing Trump and th…

ABC Just Asking: What If We *Didn't* Comply In Advance?

Texas state Rep. James Talarico appears on ABC’s The View, February 2, 2026. Screenshot, The View on YouTube.It looks like ABC has finally figured out that it can’t win by appeasing the Trump administration, and has finally decided to fight back against the administration. About time! Friday, ABC accused the government of trying to violate its free speech rights through heavy-handed regulatory threats issued by the Federal Communications Commiss…

ABC Takes Action Against Trump After 'The View' Is Targeted

The View recently became the subject of an FCC order, particularly looking into whether it has a status as a news program and certain allowances that comes with it. However, there had been suspicion that the act could have been done out of political retaliation. Since then, the series’ network, ABC, has responded to the measure. The Recent FCC Inquiry Into The View Concerns An ‘Equal Time’ Rule The View first came out in 1997. On the long-runnin…

ABC Claims Trump Administration Violated Free Speech Rights

ABC Alleges Free Speech Violations Under Trump Administration In a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission, ABC formally accused the Trump administration of infringing upon its First Amendment rights. The network claims that a specific regulatory action targeting its talk show, The View, constitutes a violation of free speech protections. Related – ABC Local […]