Those who tuned into Thursday’s (September 18) edition of The View hoping to hear what the panelists of the day would have to say about the decision by ABC, their parent company, to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! amid publicized pressure from the FCC chairman were out of luck.

The lineup — including Whoopi Goldberg , Sara Haines , Joy Behar , Sunny Hostin , and Alyssa Farah Griffin — did not discuss the issue of Kimmel’s sudden stoppage during the discussion segments of the show.

Instead, the group started with a celebration of Haines’ birthday before digging into the first “Hot Topic” of the day: FBI Director Kash Patel’s second contentious round of congressional testimony. The cohosts were, consistent with the day before, sharply critical of Patel’s answers (or lack thereof)

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