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The White House has confirmed it has issued orders that all federal DEI operations are being closed and all of those workers are being placed on leave.
The "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" ideology emphasized hiring individuals because they were a certain race or because of their claimed gender ideology rather than focusing on workers who actually were best at doing the job.
It's been used as reason for untold billions of dollars in tax spending in recent years, and in fact, has threatened Americans as key leaders in positions of authority, fire departments and such, have been chosen based on beliefs and lifestyles, not competency.
It's part of the White House effort to end affirmative action in federal employment, and probably will result in the layoffs of many of those workers in now-closed DEI offices.
President Donald Trump has identified such social agenda promotions as "discrimination" and said hiring should be based on merit.
The AP reported Trump's plans now pick up "where Trump's first administration left off: One of Trump's final acts during his first term was an executive order banning federal agency contractors and recipients of federal funding from conducting anti-bias training that addressed concepts like systemic racism."
Joe Biden reversed course immediately, installing discriminatory DEI programs throughout the government, a campaign that now is being ended.
Already, key players in the American economy, from Walmart to Facebook, have been scaling back or ending their Biden-influence discrimination programs.
The Gateway Pundit elaborated on Trump's "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions" executive order, noting, "Already, on Tuesday, DEI Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan was fired by the acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamin Huffman due to several operational failures under her watch along with rampant political correctness."
A template email to workers explained, "These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination."
Those DEI officer are closing as of end of business Wednesday, with notification to workers they are on leave immediately.
Further, the report explains, websites and social media accounts must be updated to reflect the new non-discrimination standard and training is canceled.
Then by noon Thursday agencies are required to report on the steps they've taken.
Further, there was a warning that concealing such social agendas behind "coded" descriptions will not be tolerated.
"We are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language," the order includes.
