WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Federal Communications

Commission chair Brendan Carr defended his recent comments

pushing Disney ( DIS ) and local broadcasters to stop airing

"Jimmy Kimmel Live"

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz, a Republican, said

earlier Carr's threats could one day hurt conservative media

outlets if employed by a future Democratic administration. "We

don't want to see weaponization of government by any

administration against any perspective -- and that's certainly

not what we're doing here," Carr said.