“The View” was conspicuously silent about one of the day’s most talked about stories in the latest edition of their “Hot Topics” segment.
Though the daytime talk show’s fierce political debates have long been one of its core features, there was zero mention of ABC’s controversial decision to pull the plug on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” during Thursday’s episode.
ABC and parent company Disney announced they were “indefinitely” shelving its marquee late night show on Wednesday night, in response to outrage over Kimmel’s comments about conservative pundit Charlie Kirk’s murder.
During his Monday monologue, the comedian accused Republicans of trying to “score political points” in the fallout from Kirk’s assassination and also suggested the suspected shooter may have been aligned with the right-wing.
It seemed like “The View,” which also airs on ABC, wasn’t going to risk ruffling any feathers by broaching the Kimmel controversy on Thursday’s show.
