Perhaps there are some peace negotiations going on between executives at Disney and the Trump administration.
Vice President JD Vance will appear on “The View” on June 16, joining all six of the program’s co-hosts to discuss his new book “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.” This appearance will make Vance’s first on the ABC daytime staple. In addition to the book, he and the hosts — Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro — are expected to discuss priorities and goals for the administration and the latest political headlines.
Vance’s appearance on the show comes as Disney and the Trump administration are grappling over license renewals for eight ABC TV stations. The Federal Communications Commission, led by Chairman Brendan Carr, ordered the company to file for renewals years ahead of schedule. In filings, Disney has said its applications were made “under protest in response to an unlawful, arbitrary, and unconstitutional order.”
“The View,” which has thrived in recent years with discussion of politics, has also found itself in the administration’s cross-hairs. The FCC has also probed whether the program has violated so-called “equal-time” election laws following the appearance of political figures, launching its investigation after James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate from Texas, appeared on the show in February. The FCC issued new guidance in January that late-night and daytime hosts needed to give equal time to political candidates from various parties, claiming the programs might be working along partisan lines.
The rule generally has exemptions, such as newscasts covering breaking events, interview programs and coverage of live events.
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