Since entering office for his second term, President Donald Trump has focused on targeting so-called “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies held by a wide range of businesses and organizations.
The DEI movement grew out of a leftist push for equal outcomes rather than equal opportunity, morphing into a bureaucratic behemoth critics say amounted to open discrimination against straight, White males in particular.
In its latest move, the Federal Communications Commission is taking aim at policies implemented by Disney, as Politico reported:
Brendan Carr’s embrace of President Donald Trump’s media criticism reached new heights Tuesday — showing a willingness to target broadcasters’ most valuable assets.
The Federal Communications Commission chair’s abrupt move to reconsider the broadcasting licenses of Disney’s eight television stations marks an escalation of conservatives’ many complaints about the mammoth entertainment company’s diversity policies and programming on ABC. It was also the first real move by the FCC toward carrying out Trump’s frequent threats over the years to revoke the licenses of networks whose programs have angered him.
Carr issued an order Tuesday calling in the stations’ licenses for “early renewal” years ahead of their due dates — and suggesting the action was spurred by Disney’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices. The commission has been investigating the company for “unlawful discrimination,” the order said.
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