Brendan Carr Says FCC Has Initiated “Enforcement Proceedings” Over ‘The View’ Equal Time Rules

FCC chair Brendan Carr confirmed Wednesday that the commission has started enforcement proceedings that will look into The View‘s alleged violations of political equal time rules.

“Disney has a program called The View. And they’ve been asserting the position that The View is what is known as ‘bona fide news’ in the statute,” Carr said during a Wednesday night appearance on Fox News Channel’s The Ingraham Angle. “If you are bona fide news, you don’t have to give candidates equal air time. But, Disney and The View have not established that that program is, in fact, bona fide news. We’ve started enforcement proceedings, taking a look at that. And, again, we’re going to hold broadcasters accountable.”

As of late, Carr and the FCC have argued that talk shows, including The View and others, such as Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Show, do not…