The Media Research Center (MRC), a conservative media watchdog, believes ‘The View’ is nothing short of a Democrat operation.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) probed the program earlier this year as part of its crackdown on equal time for political candidates, but MRC says ‘The View’ is far from a “bona fide news program.”
“For nearly four decades, the Media Research Center (MRC) has been an unrelenting media watchdog and a counterforce to activism in America’s newsrooms, broadcast networks, and Big Tech platforms. As such, the MRC is uniquely qualified to respond to the Commission’s request for comment on Disney/ABC’s petition to declare that the daytime television program The View qualifies as a bona fide news interview program,” said the watchdog’s president, David Bozell, in a letter to FCC division chief Maria Mullarkey, which was obtained by Fox News Digital.
“ABC claims that its daytime television program The View is a ‘bona fide news interview program’ and thus should be exempt from Congress’s equal opportunity rules. This claim is belied by the facts. While The View may once have qualified for an exemption, the evidence shows that it has for years operated for political purposes and is therefore not entitled to an exemption to the law,” the letter continued.
He claimed the center “has the documentation to demonstrate that The View is a partisan political operation that advocates for Democrats and their party, against President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans, and for the political priorities of the left,” and had proof ABC “misrepresented its program in its petition to the FCC” with an improper First Amendment case law citation.
“MRC has published eight studies documenting how The View engages in partisan programming to promote Democrat candidates and Democrat-aligned policies, while refusing to interview those who would imperil Democrat electoral chances with few exceptions (like the recent interview of Vice President JD Vance),” Bozell’s letter continued. “The View is a political operation of the Democratic Party, not a bona fide news interview program. ABC’s petition in defense of The View is a terrible misstatement of First Amendment law that obfuscates how ABC’s use of U.S. public spectrum is a privilege, not a right.”
He concluded the 18-page letter by asserting that ‘The View’ has every right to exist, but “should not be subsidized with public spectrum” given their propensity for leftist politics and social opinions.
ABC has launched a campaign urging viewers to support the program.
“The View has welcomed your favorite guests for nearly 30 years. Now the FCC wants to control who is allowed to appear on the show. Tell the FCC to let the viewers decide. You have until July 6th,” their campaign reads.
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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