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The View Had to Stop Booking Politicians Because Trump’s FCC Threatened to Revoke ABC’s License

Summary by Thought Catalog
A federal lawsuit says pressure from Trump’s FCC pushed the show’s producers to quietly stop inviting political candidates on air. The same pressure got a few political clips pulled from “Hot Topics” and the cold open, too. President Donald Trump, wearing a red MAGA cap, shouts to reporters after stepping off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on August 16, 2026, as a uniformed airman salutes nearby. Photo by Samuel Corum / Getty Imag…

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Thought Catalog broke the news on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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