ABC’s ‘The View’ is celebrating a significant audience bump after featuring Vice President JD Vance, but the show is also under investigation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over equal time for political candidates.

FCC Investigation

The FCC launched an investigation into ‘The View’ earlier this year amid its crackdown on equal time for political candidates. The investigation was sparked by an appearance by Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on the show.

Disney, the owner of ABC, believes ‘The View’ is a bona fide news program and therefore exempt from the equal time rule. However, the Media Research Center (MRC) has provided the FCC with evidence that the show fails to meet the ‘bona fide news’ standards.

ABC’s Response

ABC has launched a campaign urging viewers to support ‘The View’ and declare it a bona fide news interview program. The campaign features a petition and a commercial that debuted during the program.

The FCC has accused Disney of ‘misleading’ viewers, and the MRC has called for the show to be held to the same standards as other news programs.

Original reporting: Fox News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.