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Deadline spoke with Teta about the shows impact and the 2024 campaign.
The interview was edited for length and clarity.
DEADLINE:Im sure you saw the situation with NBC and [former RNC chair] Ronna McDaniel.
Brian Teta on the set of ABC’s The View’ABC News
How do you represent the Trump side?
And how much of an issue is that to the show?
TETA:Were part of ABC News, but I always look at us as the op-ed page.
Thats kind of how we fit into that larger picture.
She was in the room at a lot of key points that weve been talking about.
So I think while shes not a Trump supporter, she has an understanding of the appeal of Trump.
She has an understanding of Trump voters.
And she can speak to that often.
And then she got close enough to realize, this is not the way.
This is not somebody that should be leading our country.
And she feels like she can speak to Trump voters in that way too.
DEADLINE:Would you have on as a guest a [Trump] true believer, maybe even McDaniel?
TETA:You know, I have to look at it.
Theres nothing really off the table, which is one of the great things about the show.
But we kind of consider every opportunity individually.
During the Trump administration, we had Don Jr. on and Kimberly Guilfoyle.
So weve had all sorts of people on.
Donald Trump has been on the show many times before he was president.
Even in the first election process, he was here in 2015 [for a phone interview].
But we made the choice not to consider election deniers when we did our co-host search.
The disinformation part of it is something to consider always.
DEADLINE:How would you deal with an election denier now as a guest?
TETA:I would think we would correct and fact-check in real time, if we had those situations.
And weve done that before, when weve needed to make corrections.
Our hosts are all very knowledgeable and read up.
Its a challenge on a live show, certainly, but our hosts are up for it.
TETA:Again, its case by case.
Well see who the VP is, when theyre announcing.
So I dont anticipate that changing.
I think hes pretty familiar with how the co-hosts feels about him and doesnt see himself coming here.
Theres no question we reach an important audience.
This season we had Tim Scott on.
Weve had prominent Republicans on often and will continue to.
We had Ted Cruz on last year.
Thats what the show is.
Thats the genius of what Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie put together here, a show of different perspectives.
And I think that its an important thing for us to do that.
But at the same time, were not going to put people on there to [spread] misinformation.
DEADLINE:How about Joe Biden?
Do you think he will come on the show given that the vice president recently did?
TETA:I do.
I expect he will.
We were the first stop after he announced his 2020 run.
We had the first interview with him after that.
He was made history as the first sitting vice president to do a daytime talk show here.
So yes, I think he will be on.
Were in contact with the White House.
We dont have anything to announce yet.
But my hope and really my expectation is that hell be here during the election.
DEADLINE:How about someone like Robert Kennedy Jr., who has an independent bid?
TETA:Its possible.
I think doors are open.
Its just always about whats best for the show and the hosts.
Nothing is off the table.
TETA:We invited her often.
She didnt come on the show.
Certainly would have loved to have had her.
Id still love to have her, actually.
DEADLINE:She criticized the show at one point.
TETA:So have many people who have shown up on the show later.
Every single day, no matter what the hosts say or do, theres dozens of headlines afterwards.
It speaks to the relevance of the show, frankly.
But I always want to have people physically here.
Id always rather talk to someone directly than talk about them.
So I think its great to have them here.
TETA:I started here in 2015, so this is my third election at the show.
And this is really whenThe Viewthrives in my opinion, in a presidential election year.
Im hoping for debates that they can react to.
Obviously the build up to the conventions.
The VP announcement on the Republican side.
We had the VP on this season already.
Im hoping shell return.
Do you expect that going into the next season?
This is our fourth [year] in a row we are the No.
1 show in daytime.
I think its a credit to this table.
