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FCC's Brendan Carr says Disney TV license review is about DEI, not Jimmy Kimmel

New York Post·Alexandra Steigrad·about 1 month ago
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Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr said Thursday that the decision to order an early license review for Disney’s ABC television stations is about the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives — not President Trump’s clash with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. “This was based on DEI conduct and not speech,” Carr said at a press conference following the FCC’s monthly meeting. The review, which was announced on Tuesday, came a day after Trump demanded Kimmel’s firing on Truth Social for a joke the comedian made at the expense of first lady Melania Trump on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last week. FCC chair Brendan Carr said his decision to kick off an early review of Disney’s TV licenses is related to a DEI probe. REUTERS The timing of the review has raised eyebrows, leading some critics to believe the review was in connection of the latest escalation of the skirmish between Kimmel and Trump.…

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