MaddowBlog-Following Kimmel, FCC's Carr already has another target in mind: 'The View'

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Donald Trump has long complained about the hosts of “The View.” Now, it’s apparently on FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s target list.

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-view-brendan-carr-fcc-kimmel-rcna232402

What’s more, there’s no reason to believe that Carr is done. As the public learned of the news about Kimmel on Wednesday night, Carr appeared on Sean Hannity’s Fox News program — a symbolically significant choice, given Hannity’s alliance with the Trump White House — described the pulling of Kimmel’s show as an “important turning point.” The FCC chairman added, “There’s more work to go.”

A day later, he elaborated on a possible next target. Politico reported:

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr questioned on Thursday whether ABC’s ‘The View’ should be subject to review from the agency, making the daytime talk show Carr’s latest target in his scrutiny of television programs that have been critical of President Donald Trump.

Appearing on a different far-right podcast, Carr questioned whether “The View” — a talk show in which Trump is often criticized — met the standard of a “bona fide” news program.

Trump's FCC Chair: I think it's worthwhile to have the FCC look into The View and some of those programs

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.....I won’t pretend to know where this is headed. Maybe Carr was just floating a random idea that he doesn’t intend to act on. Maybe “The View” and its hosts will feel a chilling effect. Maybe corporate interests will intervene and put the future of the show in jeopardy. Time will tell.

But it shouldn’t be lost on anyone that Trump’s FCC chair specifically singled out a talk show that the president has long hated. Indeed, the Republican is on record using the word “degenerates” to describe the hosts of “The View,” adding that he sees the hosts as “low IQ people.”

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1. The View ? Why ? They have not

uttered a peep regarding Kimmel. Not a sound. If nothing is said Monday then they are cowards. Especially Whoopi and Joy fellow comedians.