In a recent analysis conducted by the Media Research Center (MRC), it was revealed that ABC News' "The View" exhibited a striking imbalance in its guest list during the first quarter of 2025.
The study found that the show hosted 63 guests with liberal leanings and not a single conservative guest.
The MRC's NewsBusters, which conducted the analysis, scrutinized every episode of "The View" aired from January 6, when the show resumed after a winter break, through April 4. The study found that the show did not invite a single conservative guest for political discussions during this period.
During the same timeframe, "The View" hosted 63 liberal guests, including nine Democratic politicians. Among the guests were Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
The show also welcomed four former staffers of Democratic presidential administrations, including "Pod Save America" hosts and ex-Obama aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor, as well as former President Joe Bidens press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, as reported by Fox News.
The MRC's study also highlighted the show's preference for liberal Hollywood figures, such as John Leguizamo, Ellen Pompeo, Roy Wood Jr., Chelsea Handler, and Bill Burr. Additionally, left-wing tech journalist Kara Swisher, billionaire Bill Gates, far-left pundit Elie Mystal, and transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney were also guests on "The View."
Nicholas Fondacaro, NewsBusters associate editor who conducted the study, believes the guest list of "The View" in 2025 reveals a lot about the show's priorities. "Who a program chooses to give a platform can tell you a lot about the nature of the show and what the hosts view as their mission. Having 63 liberal guests and zero conservatives, even after Trumps inauguration, proved that the cast of The View have an agenda to flood the zone with left-wing political spin," Fondacaro told Fox News Digital.
The show's liberal bias continued with the appearance of Democratic Sen. Cory Booker, N.J., marking the 64th liberal guest. During his appearance, co-host Sunny Hostin praised his recent marathon Senate speech and suggested he should replace Schumer as a party leader.
Fondacaro also noted that the show's upcoming guests include Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and progressive New York University professor Scott Galloway, but "not a single Republican politician nor celebrity with right-leaning politics."
Fondacaro further observed co-host Whoopi Goldberg defending efforts to influence the 2024 election and discussing how the program could help steer Democratic Party politics during President Donald Trumps second term. Last week, Goldberg ended the show with a salute to "the resistance," saying, "Remember, the resistance is real. You're not alone."
The hosts of "The View" have consistently encouraged protests against Trump since his return to office. In a February episode, co-host Joy Behar expressed her disagreement with Democratic strategist James Carville's advice that Democrats should do "nothing" to protest Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk.
Co-host Sara Haines confirmed what was already evident shortly after Trump's inauguration in January: None of the six hosts, including its two token Republicans Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin, voted for him. Navarro, a vocal progressive, even hosted a night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Griffin, a former Trump aide, has become a sharp critic since the end of his first term.
Fondacaro concluded, "The View, and ostensibly ABC and Disney, are fine with the show not being a representation of the varied views of the American electorate. Their two purported conservatives often dont appear to be too dissimilar to the four liberal co-hosts." He added, "The View seems to be more than just a name, but rather a directive."
"The View" did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
An ABC News insider, who said network bookers recently met with Senate press secretaries from both sides of the aisle, refuted the study. "This study seems to ascribe politically leanings to guests even when politics were not discussed. Celebrity guests are not booked because of their political leanings, they are booked on the show to promote their projects," the insider told Fox News Digital.
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