Trump FCC Chair Confirms He's Started 'Enforcement Proceedings' Against The View [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Feb 18th, 2026, 10:00 pm


FCC Chairman Brendan Carr confirmed that his agency had opened an investigation into ABC’s The View, telling Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Wednesday that “the days that these legacy media broadcasters get to decide what we can say, what we can think, who we can vote for are over.”

Carr joined The Ingraham Angle to discuss the recent events surrounding Stephen Colbert and his network, CBS. According to Colbert, CBS lawyers barred The Late Show from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D), a candidate running in the Democratic primary for Senate.

Colbert said that CBS lawyers were concerned over new Federal Communications Commission guidance about the “equal time” rule regarding political candidates, though the network claimed the show was only presented with legal guidance and was not prevented from airing the interview.

After discussing the situation at The Late Show, Carr confirmed reports that his agency was actively investigating another show due to the same “equal time” guideline.

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