“This was based on DEI conduct, not speech,” said Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr today as the agency has launched a sudden and suspicious license renewal review of ABC stations after another fracas between Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel . “The FCC has rules on the books.” “You can’t discriminate based on race and gender, and there’s evidence that have been submitted that that’s what Disney was doing, and so that’s the timeline of the agency’s actions,” Carr doubled down, trying to swat away the obvious implications of political interference out of the seemingly kneejerk probe. With DEI a die-hard target of the Project 2025 driven Trump administration since its return to power, Carr proclaimed: “We can’t mess around.” Watch on Deadline RELATED: Trump Celebrity Supporters: Famous Folks In Favor Of The 47th President Still, ever the loyalist, when it came to the White House’s latest outrage over satirical comments by Kimmel and ABC, Carr could resist aiming to please his audience of one.…