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ABC\u2019s \u201cThe View\u201d declined a request from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to bring two democratic socialist congressional candidates onto the daytime talk show as the Disney-owned network grows increasingly wary of a high-stakes FCC investigation into its political guest bookings, according to a report.<\/p>\n

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Representatives for Mamdani pitched \u201cThe View\u201d on hosting the mayoral nominee alongside Democratic congressional candidates Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, but the show indicated it couldn\u2019t accommodate the two House hopefuls while proceeding cautiously amid the FCC\u2019s ongoing equal-time inquiry, according to Semafor.<\/p>\n

The reported booking dispute comes as relations between \u201cThe View\u201d and Mamdani\u2019s political orbit have grown increasingly strained.<\/p>\n

According to Semafor, some of the mayor\u2019s allies were angered by the show\u2019s recent political coverage, particularly comments by co-host Sara Haines about Avila Chevalier.<\/p>\n

During a recent broadcast, Haines said of Avila Chevalier: \u201cI\u2019m gonna full-blown call her an antisemite. She would proudly call herself that, trust me.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Semafor, one of Mamdani\u2019s aides later expressed frustration to ABC executives, warning that Haines\u2019 remarks could affect whether the mayor and other democratic socialist candidates agree to appear on the program in the future.<\/p>\n

Avila Chevalier, the virulently anti-Israel candidate who has expressed support for abolishing prisons, unseated five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat in Manhattan\u2019s 13th Congressional District, while Queens Assemblywoman Claire Valdez captured the Democratic nomination in the open 7th District.<\/p>\n

The reported decision indicates that the probe launched by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is already influencing programming at one of television\u2019s most prominent political venues \u2014 even though the agency has yet to take formal enforcement action against ABC over \u201cThe View.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, The Post reported that a conservative media watchdog was pressuring the FCC not to renew ABC\u2019s licenses due to what it considered partisan bias.<\/p>\n

Once a must-stop campaign venue for politicians ranging from President Trump to Hillary Clinton and former Vice President Kamala Harris, \u201cThe View\u201d has not hosted a candidate running in a competitive midterm race since Carr announced the FCC inquiry in February, according to Semafor.<\/p>\n

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The show continues to book politicians who are not facing contested races, including Vice President JD Vance and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).<\/p>\n

Murphy appeared on the May 26 program to plug his new book while Vance was a guest on the June 16 episode.<\/p>\n

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who is up for reelection this year but did not face a primary challenger, also appeared on the program in March.<\/p>\n

The FCC inquiry stems from \u201cThe View\u2019s\u201d Feb. 2 interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico.<\/p>\n

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Carr has argued the appearance may have triggered the federal equal-time rule, which generally requires broadcast stations to provide comparable opportunities to rival candidates for the same office.<\/p>\n

ABC has pushed back forcefully, arguing that \u201cThe View\u201d has been recognized by the FCC for more than two decades as a bona fide news interview program that is exempt from the equal-time requirement. In a petition filed with the agency, the network said the inquiry \u201cthreaten[s] to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech.\u201d<\/p>\n

The FCC has opened a public-comment proceeding but has yet to issue a final ruling or any public enforcement order against the daytime talk show.<\/p>\n

The Post has sought comment from ABC, Mamdani, Avila Chevalier, Valdez and the FCC.<\/p>\n

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