ABC is facing blowback Monday after "The View" co-host Ana Navarro urged viewers to vote for a Democrat in a key Florida congressional race.Navarro marveled at the tightening race between incumbent Rep.Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., and her Democratic opponent Elliott Rodriguez in the Sunshine State's 27th district.
Salazar recently made headlines for releasing an ad critical of President Donald Trump's immigration policies.The host noted to viewers she lives in that district.ABC FIRES BACK AT FCC PROBE OF 'THE VIEW,' CALLS OUT AGENCY'S 'CHILLING EFFECT ON FIRST AMENDMENT'"The View" co-host Ana Navarro urged viewers to vote for the Democratic candidate in a key congressional race in Florida.(Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)"I had taken for granted this race because she won two years ago by 20 points.
And this is a district Donald Trump won by 15 points ...but polls have her dead even," Navarro said."So, anybody who lives in Coral Gables, in Miami, in Key Biscayne, in downtown Miami, pay attention to that race and go vote because it's going to matter," she continued.
"And we can actually knock this woman out.There's a great guy running.
His name is Elliott Rodriguez.Give him a look!"ABC HAS NO BUSINESS ON PUBLIC AIRWAVES BECAUSE IT OPERATES 'LIKE A PARTISAN CABLE NETWORK,’ WATCHDOG TELLS FCCRep.
María Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., is running in a tight race in the Sunshine State's 27th district.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Critics have accused ABC of "electioneering" and questioned whether Navarro's comments violate broadcast licensing rules."How is this not electioneering? She's literally telling them who to vote for," Daily Wire opinion editor Ben Domenech reacted on X."Wannabe ‘bona fide’ news," Media Research Center President David Bozell wrote."This should be the absolute end of ABC’s license," Heritage Foundation media fellow Tim Young posted.DISNEY SUES FCC OVER ‘RETALIATORY CAMPAIGN AGAINST ABC,’ SEEKS TO BLOCK EARLY RENEWAL ...