Trump obliterates DEI with new demand
to place every federal diversity program
employee on paid leave by 5 pm Wednesday
Posted By: OhioNick, 1/21/2025 11:05:13 PM
Donald Trump quickly made good on his pledge to sever diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies in the federal government as he is set to fire all DEI hires by tomorrow. The new Trump administration sent a letter to all heads and acting heads of government agencies on Tuesday, informing them all federal employees in DEI roles must be placed on paid leave by 5pm Wednesday. All DEI offices in federal agencies are also being shuttered in the move, which comes after Trump signed an anti-DEI executive order in front of a cheering crowd at his inauguration on Monday.
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to keep certain immigrants out of census counts 4 replies
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