ABC News executives are in a “panic” as they seek conservative voices to balance the virulent anti-Trump rhetoric spewed by “The View” hosts and other shows. The Post reported that.
The Disney-owned network, which came under fire after ABC News hosts criticized Donald Trump during a presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, has not held any high-level meetings since the former president's rout last week. A person close to the situation said that the event was being held. post.
ABC News Group President Debra O'Connell and Armin Karamedovic, who was recently promoted to boss at ABC News, held an intense round-table meeting with executive producers of the network's various programs and other senior editorial leaders, people said. spoke.
One person familiar with the matter said the first item on the agenda was a show on the top daytime talk show Parents, co-hosted by Republican Trump and ultra-liberals Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin and Sarah Haines. The idea is to find a Trump panelist. -Basher Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farrar Griffin.
“View is facing pressure from upper management,” the person said. “Viewers can expect some big changes, including the introduction of new panelists who bring pro-Trump perspectives.”
The official did not say whether one of the current panelists would be withdrawn or whether a seventh seat would be added to the already crowded desk.
“Everyone on 'The View' supported Kamala Harris. They lost. They are out of touch with America,” the source said.
“The View, which is a show about different points of view, doesn't seem to have anything about Trump. ABC executives don't want to alienate the pro-Trump demographic.”
Another source said the expected network-wide reshuffle comes after executives were “grumpy” about pro-Trump sentiment in the country.
“We're trying to sort out how we're going to cover the next four years with everyone at ABC News on one side,” the source said, adding that “Good Morning America” and “World News Tonight” He spoke broadly about this network, which is also home to “. ”
Representatives for ABC News and “The View” did not respond to requests for comment.
A first person familiar with the matter said ABC's pivot could conflict with top talent at “The View.”
In the days following the election, organizers have openly expressed their disdain for the country's decision to reelect Trump.
“The question is, what will happen to Whoopi and Joy if they bring in Trumpster?” the source said.
Mr. Goldberg, who joined the show in 2007 and was its longest-serving co-host, said the day after the election that his policy of not mentioning Mr. Trump's name had not changed.
“He's the president now,” she said. “I'm not going to say his name yet. That won't change.”
The “Sister Act” star has refused to say President Trump's name on “The View” since he took office in 2016, saying “President” before the name Trump. He explained that he “couldn't bring himself to include that word.”
Meanwhile, other co-hosts also expressed their disappointment, with Hostin saying he was “very upset” by the outcome.
Hostin also said in the article that Kamala Harris' election loss was the fault of “uneducated white women.” widely shared video.
“I think [Trump’s victory] “It had nothing to do with policy, but I think it was a referendum on cultural resentment in this country,” she said.
“Last night, black women tried to save this country again… What we don't have is a white woman who voted for Donald Trump by about 52% – an uneducated white woman, as I understand it. In fact. There are also Latino men who are voting for him more,” Hostin added.
Former co-host Meghan McCain, whose father John McCain lost to Barack Obama in 2008, criticized her former colleagues for their reaction to Trump's victory.
“Please do not send clips from 'The View,'” McCain said. I wrote to X last week. “This is a radical, progressive psychiatric hospital, which is why I left several years ago.”
she too called the program During the election period, there were “no conservative women” on the committee.
“There's not a single conservative woman on 'The View' this morning who voted for Trump, or why he's not getting pushback from his supporters to explain to America why he's still popular. This is actual misconduct on the part of ABC News. I wrote.
Media watchers hope that rival networks will follow suit and include more voices of Trump supporters, not only on the air but also helping produce their TV shows.
One media expert noted that left-leaning networks such as MSNBC and CNN have increasingly poor ratings, while conservative Fox News continues to outperform both stations.
But when it comes to “The View,” the overt anti-Trump sentiment is hard to deny for executives focused on maintaining the show's ratings and ad revenue.
“At the end of the day, these changes aren't about politics. They're about economics,” the official told the Post. “Mr. Trump won more than half of the votes. Television networks need to find voices that support Trump and diversify their perspectives to reflect the different perspectives of Americans.”
