{"id":2618473,"date":"2026-06-24T11:31:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenny-chesneys-apolitical-stance-divides-the-view\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:33:31","slug":"kenny-chesneys-apolitical-stance-divides-the-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenny-chesneys-apolitical-stance-divides-the-view\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenny Chesney&#8217;s apolitical stance divides The View"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkenny-chesneys-apolitical-stance-divides-the-view%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618473&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Musician Kenny Chesney expressed that he prefers not to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >discuss politics publicly<\/a>, believing it is not his place to influence his audience&#8217;s opinions or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-residents-not-thrilled-with-consequences-of-their-own-voting-choices\/\" title=\"NYC Residents Not Thrilled With Consequences of Their Own Voting Choices\">voting choices<\/a>. He maintains that fans are exposed to politics from other sources and use concerts as an escape. Chesney also suggests that feeling capable of making a difference requires ego and a certain mental space.Critics like Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar discussed celebrity political engagement, with Behar praising Bruce Springsteen for openly sharing his views, implying that wealth can afford more outspoken activism. Goldberg noted that not all celebrities are compelled or able to speak out, emphasizing individual rights to choose. Some hosts appreciated artists who focus on unifying messages rather than politics, and Sunny Hostin highlighted the importance of celebrities using their platforms to inform and empower, supported by Harvard research indicating celebrity influence matters. the discussion centers on the varied perspectives within the entertainment community regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megadonors-pour-record-amount-of-money-into-get-out-the-vote-effort-for-dems\/\" title=\"Megadonors Pour Record Amount of Money Into \u2018Get Out the Vote\u2019 Effort for Dems\">political activism<\/a> and the role of celebrities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-school-boards-blast-nsba-letter-calling-on-biden-admin-to-crack-down-on-school-board-meetings\/\" title=\"State School Boards Blast NSBA Letter Calling On Biden Admin To Crack Down On School Board Meetings\">civic discourse<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musician Kenny Chesney spoke out about his stance on politics, saying he never thought it was his \u201cplace\u201d to talk about it, sparking debate on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/the-view\/\"><em>The View<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>about the duty of celebrities to speak out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve never saw it to be my place to use my stage or platform, no matter where I\u2019m playing, to tell people how to think or how to vote,\u201d Chesney said on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tKLKTUjuXlg\"><em>Club Random with Bill Maher<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>Monday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4621888\/ufc-josh-hokit-michelle-obama-man-compliment\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>UFC fighter says he called Michelle Obama a man as a \u2018compliment\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4621677\/kash-patel-girlfriend-perform-freedom-250-fair\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Kash Patel\u2019s girlfriend to be \u2018featured performer\u2019 at Freedom 250 fair<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4619634\/tucker-carlson-leaves-republican-party\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tucker Carlson says \u2018I\u2019m out\u2019 of Republican Party: \u2018No defending this\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey get that [politics] everywhere else. Everywhere, on every device, every network. They\u2019re there [at concerts] as an escape from all that stuff,\u201d Chesney said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s a certain ego, I think, that lives in there [the brain] and a certain box inside your head and your soul that you have to check, for some reason, to think that you can make a difference.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The View <\/em>co-host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/whoopi-goldberg\/\">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a> discussed Chesney\u2019s remarks on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zsF6MsZ_9BM\">Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zsF6MsZ_9BM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joy-behar\/\">Joy Behar<\/a> chimed in, saying <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bruce-springsteen\/page\/2\/\">Bruce Springsteen<\/a> is an example of a celebrity who is vocal about his stance in politics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSpringsteen walks the walk. He talks about politics. He is a great talent. He can afford it,\u201d Behar said.\u00a0\u201cIf you can afford it, you certainly should speak up. It\u2019s an American obligation in a certain way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not everybody\u2019s ability,\u201d Goldberg said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe [Chesney] doesn\u2019t think he can make a difference. I disagree with that. I think everyone can make a difference,\u201d Behar said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-host Sara Haines said, \u201cI like to be able to check out of something and not have it be politics,\u201d and admired that some artists say they use their music to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-cuban-ripped-for-past-defense-of-china-nba-ties-following-move-to-banish-anthem-from-games\/\" title=\"Mark Cuban Ripped For Past Defense Of China\/NBA Ties Following Move To Banish Anthem From Games\">bring people<\/a> together. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-host Sunny Hostin talked about her relationship with Chesney. She said they are good friends, but they never talk about politics. She said it\u2019s just not \u201chis jam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hostin said that if you have a platform and are comfortable speaking about politics, \u201cyou must do it\u201d to give people a voice.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hostin cited <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ash.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ash-Center-Study_Celebrities-Strengthening-Our-Culture-of-Democracy-FINAL-ua.pdf\">research from Harvard University<\/a> in 2024 about the impact of celebrities on politics. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt does matter, it makes a difference,\u201d Hostin said, based on the study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4618670\/abc-anti-fcc-ad-campaign-the-view-investigation\/\"><strong>ABC AIRS ANTI-FCC AD CAMPAIGN ON THE VIEW AS AGENCY INVESTIGATES TALK SHOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goldberg maintained that a call to civic action isn\u2019t meant for every celebrity. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t expect it from anyone,\u201d Goldberg said. \u201cEvery individual has the right to make their own mind up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenny Chesney: Politics isn\u2019t my place to speak out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2618474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26156113651182.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[22121,49930,81653,81654,32639],"class_list":["post-2618473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-apolitical","tag-celebrity-politics","tag-kenny-chesney","tag-music-and-politics","tag-the-view"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26156113651182.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618473"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618477,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618473\/revisions\/2618477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}