Carr's threat is a stretch. The FCC is empowered to enforce equal employment opportunity rules on radio and TV stations, but targeting Disney's DEI practices via its authority over ABC—one of Disney's numerous subsidiary companies —gives the impression that Carr is simply reaching for whatever means he can.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr argued that the FCC’s new leadership is giving companies the proper chance to ditch its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, calling this the “right path forward.