FCC Chairman Brendan Carr mocked "The View" on X Wednesday after co-host Sunny Hostin urged Democrats to flip the Senate during a discussion about Maine's embattled Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner.This came as ABC argues the daytime program should remain exempt from federal political equal opportunity rules.Carr said ABC was asking the FCC to treat the show like a traditional news program while Hostin openly pressed for a Democratic Senate majority."ABC is arguing to the FCC that The View is a ‘bona fide news program’—just like Meet the Press—and thus exempt from the political equal opportunity rules," Carr said.FCC Chairman Brendan Carr mocked ABC’s "The View" after Sunny Hostin urged Democrats to flip the Senate during a discussion about Maine’s Senate race.
(John Lamparski/Getty Images for Concordia Annual Summit)ABC FIRES BACK AT FCC PROBE OF 'THE VIEW,' CALLS OUT AGENCY'S 'CHILLING EFFECT ON FIRST AMENDMENT'Hostin's remark came as "The View" panel discussed whether Platner, who faced mounting Democratic pressure over allegations he denies, should step aside in the race to challenge Republican Sen.Susan Collins of Maine."We’re in an existential crisis.
We need to flip the Senate," Hostin said.Hostin argued that Maine remained a key pickup opportunity for Democrats and said the party needed the right replacement candidate if Platner left the race.Sunny Hostin said Democrats are in an "existential crisis" and need to flip the Senate as ABC argues "The View" is a "bona fide news program." (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)PLATNER CAMPAIGN PUTTING 'THUMB ON SCALE' TO INFLUENCE POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT, MAINE DEM ALLEGES"I do believe that Susan Collins is beatable.And I think once they just have the right candidate with all the appropriate information, the Democrats really could take that seat and that’s a very important seat," Hostin said.Hostin also said Platner should not have a role in picking who would replace him."No, he can’t have any say i...