ABC's 'The View' ignores Stephanopoulos settlement with Trump

ABC's "The View" ignored the media outlet and news host George Stephanopoulos' settlement with President-elect Donald Trump over repeatedly saying that the president-elect was "found liable for rape." 

The ABC talk show discussed the New Jersey drone story, as well as Sen. Mitt Romney's interview on CNN on Sunday, during which he said, "give him a chance to do what he said he's going to do and see how it works out."

The co-hosts of "The View" have been outspoken about the legal cases against Trump throughout the election cycle. They frequently refer to him as a convicted felon. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to ABC for comment.

"ABC News and George Stephanopoulos regret statements regarding President Donald J. Trump made during an interview by George Stephanopoulos with Rep. Nancy Mace on ABC's This Week on March 10, 2024," the note reads.

Stephanopoulos repeated that Trump was found "liable for rape" ten times during his spat with Mace, despite the fact that a jury actually determined Trump was liable for "sexual abuse," which has a distinct definition under New York law.

The settlement has been criticized by members of the media.

Marc E. Elias, a Democratic election lawyer, accused ABC News of bending the knee and kissing the ring by settling. 

"Knee bent. Ring kissed. Another legacy news outlet chooses obedience," he wrote on X.

"I got to think that the ABC boardroom was involved in this decision somehow," LA Times legal columnist Harry Litman said during the MSNBC appearance on Saturday. "And my big worry to put a finer point on what Barb is saying is it is somehow caught up in the fact he will be president soon."

Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin took issue with the meeting, and accused them of kissing Trump's ring at his Palm Beach home.

Fox News' Gabriel Hays and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.