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

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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.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-fcc-chair-confirms-hes-started-enforcement-proceedings-against-the-view/

[wolfie001]

1. Joseph Goebbels would be so proud

There can be only one source of information in this Kleptocracy overseen by scummy billionaires.

[UpInArms]

2. When will those rules apply to faux lies?

nm

[cbabe]

10. Rule is for broadcast tv not cable.

[ruet]

16. Fox Has Hundreds of TV and Radio Affiliates.

Then we have Sinclair.

[cbabe]

17. Thanks.

[Ocelot II]

3. Only Trump's junta gets to decide what we can say, what we can think, who we can vote for.

[Bayard]

20. The Constitution is eroded more every day

[Lovie777]

4. But not RW outlets.....................

this will backfire as well.

[pfitz59]

5. not hiding the agenda

on Faux. Is irony lost on these fools?

[Icanthinkformyself]

6. Carr

and many others will be in prison at some point down the road. The Fairness Doctrine worked. But, it also revealed the a**holiness of conservatives and Republicans. They didn't like being exposed. So, rather than change their behavior they changed the rules. Typical of them. Can't win with logic and reason so, cheat!!!

[TexasBushwhacker]

7. Why not just let their opponents come on

and they will make damn fools of themselves?

[angrychair]

8. When

When does he apply that same argument to the TV station he is on now?

[onenote]

13. When Congress amends the Communications Act to apply equal time to cable?

[angrychair]

18. I understand the context

It's about broadcast TV regulation. That said, if it matters so much to him then he should be advocating for it in every case, no matter the broadcaster or cable network. It's selective outrage.

[turbinetree]

9. Hey Carr.......ever here the term go pound sand...........or bite me..........you do realize that is a first amendment..

thingy....................do you think that Ingram person would give free equal access ............

November cannot get here fast enough...........

[samsingh]

11. the irony of saying those words on fox is lost on these criminals

[sakabatou]

12. Once again, doing this only for retribution

[cstanleytech]

14. I wonder how fast CBS will cave in.

[SunSeeker]

15. What about right wing radio? The FCC is supposed to regulate them as well! nt

[ificandream]

19. The key here is whether ABC caves in

From what I've been reading, unless they do, there's not much the FCC can do. But someone in this thread made the suggestion to invite the right-wing idiots on and let them sink.

Like Bill O'Reilly did on Letterman's show.

[KPN]

21. Gee, by FCC standards, shouldn't Fox News in itsd entirety be shuttered permanently?

[Evolve Dammit]

22. Can't handle ANY criticism. Watch out Whoopie. SOB has weaponized DOJ and the RW airwaves. nt