ABC News' "The View" has eased up on booking political guests, according to a report from Semafor, amid a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) inquiry into the liberal talk show.Earlier this year, the FCC launched an investigation into ABC's "The View" amid the agency's crackdown on equal time for political candidates after Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico appeared on the daytime gabfest.Disney’s ABC believes "The View" is bona fide news and, therefore, exempt from the equal time rule.The program hasn't hosted anyone running in a competitive midterm race since Talarico.ABC TOUTS JD VANCE INTERVIEW AMID FCC’S WAR WITH ‘THE VIEW’ OVER EQUAL TIME FOR POLITICAL CANDIDATESSemafor reported Monday that the inquiry compelled the show to "hedge" the show's guests.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a probe into ABC's "The View" over its policy on networks providing equal time for political candidates.
(Lou Rocco/Getty Images)An ABC source said that "The View" is not known for booking non-elected political candidates and has traditionally had a high bar for political interviews.Semafor reported that a representative for Mamdani attempted to get socialists Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, who he backed for Congress, on the show.ABC's "The View" reportedly said they couldn't accommodate the socialist candidates, who just came out victorious in New York's primary elections.MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALIST IN HOT SEAT AGAIN OVER DELETED POSTS PRAISING COMMUNISM, MARXISM: 'CRAZYPANTS'Co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sara Haines have pushed back on some of the socialist candidates' controversial statements during the show."I’m gonna full-blown call her an antisemite.
She would proudly call herself that, trust me," Haines said of Chevalier, who has faced backlash over several problematic statements.Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Brendan Carr speaks during the U.S.Chamber of Commerce’s Global Aerospace Summit in ...