The View's Ana Navarro Scolds Disney Boss Bob Iger

Ana Navarro risked alienating her co-hosts on The View last week after boldly challenging Disney CEO Bob Iger’s directive to scale back the show’s relentless criticism of Donald Trump, which he called repetitive and unappealing, according to the Daily Beast. 

Iger, head of ABC’s parent company, reportedly urged the panel to focus on lighter, entertainment-driven segments that resonate more with viewers.

Navarro, a vocal anti-Trump Republican, pushed back, arguing that audiences crave the show’s resistance-style political rants. 

Anna Navarro

However, her stance may have backfired. Fox News reports that her co-hosts—Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, and Sara Haines—actually support Iger’s call for a shift in direction, with some expressing relief at the prospect of diversifying content. 

“Ignoring Bob Iger seems like a terrible decision,” a source noted, hinting at potential consequences for Navarro, given The View’s history of swiftly parting ways with hosts who don’t align with its vision or audience preferences.

The internal tension follows a period of heightened political focus on the show, particularly targeting Trump’s White House actions, which recently sparked an on-air clash among the hosts. Iger, a self-made media titan with deep television roots, and ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic, appointed in August, have both emphasized broadening the show’s scope. Karamehmedovic pointed to high-rated episodes featuring celebrity guests as evidence of what works.

Jamele Hill

Navarro’s co-hosts include proud Democrats Goldberg, Hostin, Behar, and Haines, while Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump aide turned critic, joins Navarro as a Republican voice. Navarro’s defiance could jeopardize her position as The View navigates its next chapter under pressure to evolve.

Meanwhiles, Former ESPN host Jemele Hill called out Disney boss Bob Iger on Saturday for reportedly urging "The View" to tone down their political rhetoric, which is almost always directed at slamming President Donald Trump and his administration. 

"Trump is obviously, again, using his position as president to put pressure on these media companies and I think a lot of them are capitulating and feeling that pressure, because they have things and business deals and things on the side that they want to happen, that they want to do," Hill said during CNN's "Table for Five" discussion on Saturday, before suggesting it should be about ratings. "Do the ratings support that you should stop talking about Donald Trump? Probably not."