ABC's The View reportedly declined a request from New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to feature Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, two congressional candidates criticized for anti-Israel positions, according to a report. The show cited an ongoing FCC equal-time investigation. The show was willing to host Mamdani himself.
The report indicates that ABC's The View declined a request from mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to feature Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, citing an ongoing FCC equal-time investigation. The show was reportedly willing to host Mamdani himself. The rejection follows a public clash between co-host Sara Haines and Avila Chevalier, during which Haines labeled the candidate an antisemite on air.
The Zioneer has previously covered Chevalier's Democratic primary victory in New York's 13th congressional district, where she defeated a five-term incumbent. Chevalier has refused to recognize Israel's right to exist and has linked her campaign to opposition to U.S. support for Israel's military operations in Gaza. Mamdani, who endorsed Chevalier, has also drawn controversy for describing AIPAC and its supporters as 'monsters' and opposing Israel as a 'Jewish state.'
The FCC has not taken enforcement action, but the investigation is reportedly influencing the show's guest bookings.
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