The headline reads: Disney Vs Trump: "ABC Pushes On-Air Campaign for Audience Support as FCC Investigates Democrat-Friendly Network."
ABC is going all-in to shore up support for its extremist, left-wing daytime gabfest, The View, by hosting TV ads urging viewers to contact the FCC to show support for the hardcore, leftist fake news-pushing show.
Be informed, not misled.
ABC is facing several proceedings before the FCC, led by Trump-appointed Chairman Brendan Carr, as detractors of The View, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and other shows push for sanctions against the network for failing to provide equal time to opposing viewpoints and other rules.
ABC debuted its first spot on Monday, urging fans to tell the FCC that The View is a “bona fide” news program. The ads will also air online, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The fact that ABC is trying to sell the idea that The View is a real "news" show tells you how out of touch they really are. Or. How uninformed they believe we, the public, are.
“The View has welcomed your favorite guests for nearly 30 years. Now the FCC wants to control who is allowed to appear on the show. Tell the FCC to let the viewers decide,” the spot states as it opens with video of Barbara Walters hosting the show.
While Barbara Walters was one of the founders of the far-left show in 1997, she retired from her spot on the panel back in 2014, and she passed away in 2022. So, she has not been associated with The View for more than a decade.
The network is so biased that its ads claiming it is not biased are misleading from the first frame, which shows Barbara Walters hosting the show.
ABC is pushing an additional ad on its flagship New York station, WABC, urging viewers to tell the FCC that the network is a vital center of communication for East Coast residents.
The second spot says, "ABC7 has proudly served the New York area for more than 75 years. Now the FCC is questioning our commitment to viewers by threatening to take us off the air. Use your voice and tell the FCC that New York deserves to keep its trusted local station WABC.”
ABC is serving the Leftist Democrat Party of New York and other markets, not the whole constituency of the areas.
The network is also airing spots in support of its outlets in other major cities, including KABC-TV Los Angeles, WLS-TV Chicago, WPVI-TV Philadelphia, KTRK-TV Houston, KGO-TV San Francisco, WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and KFSN-TV Fresno, California.
Is ABC really that biased?
Yes.
A recent analysis (2025) by the Media Research Center has revealed that 92% of the major network media coverage of President Donald Trump during his first 100 days in office was negative.
92%.
Trump supporters are asking the FCC to revoke ABC’s broadcast licenses over the network’s one-sided “news” coverage and its support for Democrat-allied shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live.
- The study examined 1,841 statements made by journalists, anchors, reporters, and experts on ABC, CBS, and NBC, dismissing any non-partisan guests.
- The report, which analyzed 899 stories aired during evening news broadcasts from January 20 to April 9, found that 1,692 statements were negative.
- Major topics included tariffs, which received 361 minutes of coverage, followed by the Department of Government Efficiency with 310 minutes, and illegal immigration at 233 minutes.
- In each case, the networks reportedly showcased opposition to Trump's positions and policies.
- The report also noted a stark contrast in media coverage between the Trump and Biden presidencies, with coverage of President Joe Biden being 59% positive.
A closer look.
The Hollywood Reporter is one of the two most-read industry journals.
They explain that there are actually two different pieces to this campaign to save their network.
The Reporter says, "While the two proceedings are technically different, ABC argues that they are both being waged as part of an effort to suppress the network’s speech, citing the First Amendment in its arguments against them. The View investigation stems from a move by the FCC to reclassify what qualifies as “bona fide” news programs that are exempt from equal time rules. The rule change suggests that late night talk shows like The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, as well as daytime panel shows like The View, should not qualify, despite having done so for decades."
I agree. They are not "news shows." At best, they are entertainment...and at least they are propaganda channels for the political Left. And the work done by MRC proves it.
They say, "The broadcast licenses are technically about an ongoing investigation into Disney’s DEI practices, though ABC rejected those claims when it filed its license renewals under protest” last month. Comments on that proceeding are due July 29.
“Simultaneously forcing every station in a media company’s portfolio to file premature license renewal applications," The Reporter says, "is not a regulatory tool,” the filing stated. “It is an extraordinary demonstration of power and coercion directed at disfavored editorial voices, which sends a clear warning to every broadcaster in America. This is a threat to the First Amendment that this Commission and this proceeding must not be permitted to normalize.”
The Left has owned the news media voices so long that they cannot grasp the notion that there are other points of view than the far Left socialist, cultural Marxist ideologies that they push as "news reporting."
The View is not news. Even though ABC reports it in its filings for the renewal of its broadcast license with the FCC.
Now ABC is leveraging its viewers to help mobilize against that threat.
Broadcasting is a multi-billion-dollar industry in the US.
Takeaway
The Bible, of course, does not address radio or television broadcasting, but it strongly addresses deception regardless of where the deceptive voice originates.
It heavily warns against being misled, emphasizing that deception is a major spiritual danger. Scripture teaches that false teachers will exploit people, warns against the deceitfulness of sin, and urges believers to be spiritually vigilant so they are not led astray from the truth.
The so-called news media in our country are strongly bent toward the Left---away from the Judeo- Christian principles our nation was founded upon.
The Bible points out 4 areas where we must be vigilant regarding deception:
- Jesus' Warning about the Last Days: In Matthew 24:4, Jesus explicitly states, "Take heed that no man deceive you." He adds that false Christs and false prophets will arise and "shall deceive many" Matthew 24:11.
- Deceiver and Deceived: 2 Timothy 3:13 notes that "evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived."
- Seemingly Right Paths: Proverbs 14:12 warns about human perception, stating, "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
- "Spiritual Accountability: In Galatians 6:7, Paul cautions, "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
These are the days of deception.
Be Informed. Be Discerning. Be Vigilant. Be Engaged. Be Bold. Be Praayerful.