Behar Announces Hiatus After White House Reportedly Urges Cancellation Over Record-Low Ratings
ABC’s The View is heading into a summer hiatus—news that came just a day after the White House reportedly expressed frustration over the show’s declining ratings and even suggested it be “pulled off air.”
During Thursday’s broadcast, co-host Joy Behar let slip that the daytime talk show would be taking its annual break, a detail that hadn’t been officially announced prior to the episode.
The timing of Behar’s comment raised eyebrows, coming less than 24 hours after a White House official reportedly told a media source that The View’s ratings had “hit an all-time low” and questioned whether the show should continue.
Following Joy Behar’s comments on The View—in which she accused President Trump of being “so jealous” of Barack Obama—the White House spokesperson, Taylor Rogers, responded, calling Behar an “irrelevant loser suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome”
The friction comes amid broader media conflict, including the recent official cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a move that Trump publicly hailed and critics speculate may have political undertones tied to the network’s dealings with government regulators.
The controversy escalated further when FCC Chairman Brendan Carr warned of potential “consequences” for ABC and called for a “course-correction” in politically biased programming—remarks made within the context of Colbert’s show ending and allegations of media suppression
The long-running show, which has drawn sharp political lines over the years with its heavy left propaganda, has faced increasing criticism for what detractors describe as a tone-deaf and divisive approach to current events. Recent months have seen ratings reportedly fall to their lowest point in years.
While summer breaks are not unusual for daytime programs, the abruptness of the revelation and its proximity to the White House criticism has fueled speculation that deeper changes could be on the horizon for The View.
Neither ABC nor Joy Behar offered further comment on the nature or length of the hiatus as of Friday morning.
Thrive News will continue to monitor developments.
