This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
A federal agency has been accused of thumbing its nose at President Donald Trump's instructions to shut down the racist DEI programs that Joe Biden installed throughout the federal government.
It is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms that is accused of changing an employee's title from "chief diversity officer" to "senior executive" in order to get around Trump's orders to shut down the race-based programs and put those workers on leave.
Fox News reported that Rep. Eric Burlison said on social media, "The ATF defied @realDonaldTrump's order to place DEI workers on leave, instead giving their DEI officer a new title. They attack citizens' rights, ignore leadership, and act as though they're above the law. Enough is enough. Time to abolish the ATF!"
The report explained it was Lisa T. Boykin who was the ATF's "chief diversity officer." Then, suddenly, her title online became "senior executive."
"An archived link of the ATF's website reviewed by Fox Digital shows Boykin was listed as the chief diversity officer as recently as Tuesday — Trump's second day in the Oval Office — and now shows her as working as the agency's 'senior executive,'" the report charged.
Trump's executive order, issued when he took office Monday, terminated "illegal DEI and 'diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility' (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear.'"
The Office of Personnel Management shortly later instructed, "Send a notification to all employees of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) offices that they are being placed on paid administrative leave effective immediately as the agency takes steps to close/end all DEIA initiatives, offices and program."
An ATF official said, according to the report, that the organization followed directives from the Trump administration.
RedState explained, "We know what the left does when they don't get their way, and entrenched government bureaucrats who were all in on the Biden agenda are not going quietly. The message says the agency knows government employees are trying to disguise DEI by using new names and vague language. (This is documented.) It tells staff to report those violations for investigation."
The report noted under the Customs and Border Patrol, "the 'Diversity and Inclusion' webpage was mysteriously changed to 'Special Emphasis Programs.' Even more curious is the fact that CBP has now taken the entire webpage down."
