{"id":2672663,"date":"2026-09-29T11:21:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-cohosts-electioneering-is-a-blatant-violation-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:25:56","slug":"the-view-cohosts-electioneering-is-a-blatant-violation-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-cohosts-electioneering-is-a-blatant-violation-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"The View cohost\u2019s electioneering is a \u2018blatant violation\u2019: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fthe-view-cohosts-electioneering-is-a-blatant-violation-joe-concha%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=2672663&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>Joe Concha, a Washington Examiner columnist, criticized ABC and its show The View for allegedly violating regulations by promoting political activism on air. Navarro,a co-host of The View,urged viewers too vote against Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, which Concha argued amounted to electioneering. He also called out ABC for possibly violating FCC rules by classifying The View as a news programme while engaging in political advocacy. Concha highlighted that ABC has an exemption from equal-prospect requirements, but he questioned whether the show should be considered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/should-the-view-be-considered-news-abc-and-fcc-go-to-battle-over-embattled-show\/\" title=\"Should &#039;The ...&#039; Be Considered ...? ... and ... Go to Battle Over Embattled ...\">bona fide news program<\/a> given its political content. Additionally, Concha condemned ABC&#8217;s legal battles with the FCC over licensing, suggesting that the network&#8217;s actions provoke regulatory scrutiny and implying they might potentially be intentionally provocative. He also pointed out that Disney, ABC\u2019s parent company, is led by Dana Walden, a Democratic donor, and commented on perceived bias within the network.Concha described the situation as foolish and expressed skepticism that Navarro would face consequences for her on-air political encouragement.  <\/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\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-concha\/page\/3\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> said ABC is \u201cbegging to have their license pulled\u201d after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/the-view\/\"><em>The View<\/em><\/a>  co-host Ana Navarro encouraged <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\">Floridians<\/a> to vote against Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPay attention to that race and go vote because it\u2019s going to matter, and we can actually knock this woman out. There\u2019s a great guy running, his name is Eliott Rodriguez, give him a look,\u201d Navarro said Monday on <em>The View<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<style>.explore-more-section { background: var(--wex-bg); border-top: 1px solid #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff; margin: 24px 0; margin-top: -20px; }<\/style>\n<style id=\"mos-1705d509-366e-4d4d-9561-d07aa0a9977b-style\">@scope (#mos-1705d509-366e-4d4d-9561-d07aa0a9977b) { .we-meter {   --we-red: #DB3745;   --we-charcoal: #323E48;   --we-blue: #15BEF0;   --we-slate: #85A0AB;   --we-gold: #ECC270;   --we-text: #323E48;   --we-border: #85A0AB;    max-width: 800px;   margin: 0 auto;   padding: 1.5rem;   border: 1px solid rgba(33, 39, 42, 0.4);   border-radius: 12px;   background: #fff;   color: var(--we-text);   font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important; }  .we-grid {   display: grid;   grid-template-columns: 1fr 200px;   gap: 1.5rem;   align-items: center; }  .we-title {   margin: 0 0 0.5rem;   font-family: Constantia, \"Lucida Bright\", \"DejaVu Serif\", Georgia, \"serif\" !important;   font-size: 1.75rem !important;   line-height: 1.1 !important;   letter-spacing: -0.02em !important; }  .we-title span {   display: block;   color: var(--we-red); }  .we-copy {   margin: 0;   font-size: 1rem !important;   line-height: 1.4 !important; }  .we-actions {   text-align: center; }  .we-cta {   display: flex;   align-items: center;   justify-content: center;   gap: 8px;   width: 100%;   padding: 12px 16px;   border-radius: 8px;   background: var(--we-red);   color: #fff !important;   text-decoration: none;   font-size: 0.9rem !important;   font-weight: 700 !important; }  .we-arrow {   font-size: 1.2em !important; }  .we-member {   margin: 12px 0 0;   font-size: 0.85rem !important;   line-height: 1.4 !important; }  .we-member a {   color: var(--we-red);   text-decoration: none; }  @media (max-width: 600px) {   .we<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sununu-and-shaheen-look-to-keep-dynasties-alive-in-new-hampshire\/\" title=\"Sununu and Shaheen look to keep dynasties alive in New Hampshire\">-grid {     grid-template-columns<\/a>: 1fr;     gap: 1rem;   }   .we-meter {     padding: 1.25rem;   }   .we-cta {     padding: 14px;   } } }<\/style>\n<p><script>if (typeof CSSScopeRule == 'undefined') { const style = document.getElementById('mos-1705d509-366e-4d4d-9561-d07aa0a9977b-style'); if (style) { style.textContent = style.textContent.replace(\/^@scope (#mos-1705d509-366e-4d4d-9561-d07aa0a9977b) { \/, '').replace(\/}$\/, '');}}<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"mos-1705d509-366e-4d4d-9561-d07aa0a9977b\" style=\"display: contents;\">\n<section class=\"we-meter\" aria-label=\"Washington Examiner subscription meter\">\n<div class=\"we-grid\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"we-title\">Stay informed.<span>Stay ahead.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"we-copy\">                  Join Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most.       <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"we-actions\">       <a class=\"we-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/subscribe\/digital\/\">         <span>See Options<\/span>         <span class=\"we-arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u203a<\/span>       <\/a>       <\/p>\n<p class=\"we-member\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sign-in\/\">Log in<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo ambiguity around this, I mean, she said \u2018We can knock this woman out, go vote.\u2019 I mean, this is electioneering at this point, plain and simple,\u201d Concha said Tuesday on Fox News\u2019s <em>Fox &#038; Friends First<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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\">Salazar is the Republican incumbent for Florida\u2019s 27th Congressional District. Rodriguez is a former CBS Miami news anchor. Navarro indicated that he could be closer than expected to winning the seat over Salazar.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3752196&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=48502dd68425ce2a43fe7b00c19c7ff4\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha called Navarro\u2019s effort to persuade viewers to vote for Rodriguez a \u201cblatant violation by this network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha highlighted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abc\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"622\">ABC\u2019s<\/a> classification of <em>The View<\/em> as a news program, arguing that the show\u2019s treatment of political candidates raises questions under the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ftc\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2093\">Federal Trade Commission\u2019s<\/a> equal-opportunities rules.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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\">The discussion comes as ABC is separately <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4560820\/abc-fcc-equal-airtime-talarico-the-view\/\">fighting the FCC<\/a> over <em>The View\u2019s<\/em> status as a \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.fcc.gov\/public\/attachments\/DA-26-517A1.pdf\">bona fide news interview program<\/a>\u201d and its exemption from equal opportunities requirements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those requirements mean that if a broadcast station gives airtime to one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-views-joy-behar-says-democrats-should-have-acted-sooner-on-graham-platner\/\" title=\"The ......s Joy Behar says Democrats should have acted sooner on Graham Platner\">legally qualified political candidate<\/a>, it generally must provide equal opportunities to competing candidates who request it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ABC argues that, as a news interview program, <em>The View <\/em>can choose who it wants to interview without triggering the equal-opportunities requirement and bypassing the FCC\u2019s rule. ABC also pointed out that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/abc-fcc-the-view-violating-first-amendment\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><em>The View<\/em> received an exemption in 2002<\/a>, and it was never overturned, according to CBS.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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\">ABC also opened a petition, saying, \u201c\u2018The View\u2019 has welcomed your favorite guests and covered the issues you care about for nearly 30 years. Now, the FCC wants to control who is allowed on the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disney and ABC sued the FCC in August over its review of ABC\u2019s broadcast license, after the FCC asked for early renewals. This month, the FCC asked a federal judge to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4713876\/fcc-asks-judge-reject-disney-lawsuit-abc-licensing-renewal-proceedings\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4713876\/fcc-asks-judge-reject-disney-lawsuit-abc-licensing-renewal-proceedings\/\">block Disney\u2019s lawsuit<\/a> over ABC\u2019s licensing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s almost as if they\u2019re begging to have their license pulled, so they could play the martyr, so they could play the victim,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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\">Concha said the situation is \u201c31 flavors of stupid\u201d and that Navarro will likely not face any repercussions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe news division is run by a woman named Dana Walden, who has donated on multiple occasions to Democratic candidates and even has held <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3158861\/gop-senator-demands-pre-debate-discussions-abc-harris\/\">fundraisers for Kamala Harris<\/a>,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4744311\/trump-turns-on-salazar-miami-republicans\/\"><strong>TRUMP TURNS ON REP. SALAZAR FOLLOWING REPORT MIAMI REPUBLICANS REJECTED IMMIGRATION ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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\">Walden is the president and chief creative officer of the Walt <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/disney\/\">Disney<\/a> Company.  Disney is the parent company of ABC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a \u201clather, rinse, repeat,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Concha: ABC\u2019s The View risks license over Navarro\u2019s election comments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2672664,"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\/09\/AP25127095912559-e1790694951979.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[23234,3728,52093,5894,32639],"class_list":["post-2672663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaigning","tag-election","tag-joe-concha","tag-politics","tag-the-view"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AP25127095912559-e1790694951979.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672663","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=2672663"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2672667,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672663\/revisions\/2672667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2672664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2672663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2672663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2672663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}