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ABC in ‘Panic Mode,’ Scrambles to Bring in Pro-Trump Personalities for ‘The View,’ Other Shows

The TV networks are in scramble mode as they try to find voices and personalities that match the country’s pro-Trump mood. Discussions about bringing a pro-Trump voice onto ABC’s daytime moneymaker “The View” are underway, and changes to other programming are also being considered. 

ABCexecswereapparentlysoinsulatedintheirownideologicalcocoonthattheextentofTrump’svictorycaughtthemcompletelybysurprise. Similardiscussionsareunderwayatothernetworksaswell.It’snota“revolution”becausethenewfaceswillbetokenconservatives.Butthediscussionsrevealjusthowdeeplythenetworkswereindenialandhowterrifiedtheyarenowthattheymustfaceviewerswhoareangeredbythenetwork’santi-Trumpslant. Theradicallefthostsof“TheView”aregoingtobeaproblem.TheynotonlysupportedKamalaHarrisforpresidentbuthavedisparagedhalftheiraudiencesinceTrumpwonbylambastingwomenwhovotedforTrumpas“ignorant.” “Ithink[Trump’svictory]hadnothingtodowithpolicy.Ithinkthiswasareferendumonculturalresentmentint