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The Town with Matthew Belloni

Disney vs. Trump in the D’Amaro Era Looks Different

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.31.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Disney pushback against the Trump administration by challenging the FCC’s investigation of 'The View,' saying it infringes on the First Amendment and free speech. They debate what this strong political stance means for Disney under new CEO Josh D’Amaro, and dig into Disney’s first earnings call under D’Amaro highlighting what he did and didn’t say in his mission statement (00:00). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the government's investigation of the NFL’s antitrust exemptions (24:15). Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Lucas Shaw Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jon Jones Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Industry voters visit StarzFYC.com. Book a new kind of stay at HolidayInn.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:08.6

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0:10.3

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0:18.2

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0:21.7

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0:23.8

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0:26.3

Industry voters can access all episodes at StarsFYC.com.

0:31.9

It is Monday, May 11th.

0:34.1

Has a major media company finally grown a pair

0:36.8

when it comes to dealing with the Trump administration?

0:39.3

Last week, Disney fired back at the FCC in the legal filing, using the government of

0:44.0

chilling, protected speech and trying to shape media content.

0:48.0

This was specifically in response to the FCC's review of comments made on ABC's The View,

0:52.9

which Disney called unprecedented.

0:55.0

But the language was broader than just one show and said that the FCC under Brendan Carr

0:59.2

has been acting counter to its, quote, stated goal of encouraging free speech and open political

1:04.9

discussion.

1:06.1

That seems pretty obvious to those paying attention.

1:08.0

Remember, Brendan Carr recently threatened to review ABC's station

1:11.7

licenses after Melania Trump complained about a joke on Jimmy Kimmel. Though Carr says that review

1:17.3

is about DEI policies at Disney, not the Kimmel joke. But Carr also threatened Disney affiliates

1:22.8

last fall if Kimmel wasn't taken off the air in relation to that Charlie Kirk joke he made.

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