With President Donald Trump now in office, so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is quickly and rightly being excised from every part of the federal government.
It started on Monday when the president signed an executive order to end DEI efforts across the federal workforce.
BREAKING: Trump signs executive order to terminate DEI positions, initiatives across government agencies pic.twitter.com/rN09tXKAiD
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 21, 2025
On Tuesday the president doubled down with a new executive order directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to “return to non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring” and eliminate DEI initiatives.
“I hereby order the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administrator to immediately return to non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring, as required by law,” the order reads.
“All so-called DEI initiatives, including all dangerous preferencing policies or practices, shall immediately be rescinded in favor of hiring, promoting, and otherwise treating employees on the basis of individual capability, competence, achievement, and dedication,” it continues.
“Illegal and discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring, including on the basis of race, sex, disability, or any other criteria other than the safety of airline passengers and overall job excellence, competency, and qualification, harms all Americans, who deserve to fly with confidence,” it concludes.
Trump bans DEI and discrimination in federal aviation. Demands FAA “immediately return to non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring, as required by law.”
What matters is the competence and skill of a pilot, not their skin color.
More fantastic stuff from Trump. pic.twitter.com/BM7b6Y9YEC
— Victor Joecks (@VictorJoecks) January 22, 2025
Also on Tuesday, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) directed the heads of major federal government departments and agencies to place all DEI staff on leave by Wednesday evening.
OPM also directed agencies to delete any DEI-related websites and social media accounts and to cancel any DEI-related training sessions.
OBTAINED FIRST BY @cbsnews’ @kristincbrown: All federal employees in DEI roles have to be placed on paid leave by 5pm Wednesday as those offices and programs are being ordered shut down, according to @USOPM memo. pic.twitter.com/PhTn4QrQqB
— Ed O’Keefe (@edokeefe) January 22, 2025
One of the first “casualties” of the federal DEI purge was the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Linda Fagan, who was fired on Tuesday for focusing too much on DEI and not enough on doing her job.
Speaking with CNN, a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed that she was ousted over her “leadership deficiencies” and glaring “operational failures.”
Citing specific examples, the DHS official pointed to her “failure to address border security threats” and “excessive focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.”
“Additionally, the official said the Coast Guard suffered ‘significant shortfalls in recruiting personnel’ under Fagan’s leadership,” according to CNN.
Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan was just terminated for prioritizing DEI ahead of border security. Goodbye! pic.twitter.com/v2sSOBq7ja
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 21, 2025
The public meanwhile has been celebrating the long-awaited elimination of DEI from the federal government.
DEI is D O N E!
Promises made, promises kept.
Thank you, Mr. President
— PeakPerspective (@PeakPrspective) January 22, 2025
The United States is cleansing herself of this pathology.
— Fergus Hodgson, CAIA (@FergHodgson) January 22, 2025
This is awesome. We will stop at nothing, but the complete removal of this DEI woke nonsense. Good riddance!
— American Logic X (@AmericanLogicX) January 22, 2025
Great move by Trump! Shutting down DEI offices in the federal government is a step towards merit-based equality. Finally focusing on what really matters!
— GABRIEL (@TheGabriel72) January 22, 2025
Hell yeah! It’s about time we put an end to this woke nonsense in our federal government! DEI has no place in our institutions when it’s used to push an agenda that divides Americans instead of uniting us under the flag.
— Boss Baby (@fidel_beckie) January 22, 2025
DEI is DEAD pic.twitter.com/U496x1tymE
— AJ (@AJDAYTRADES) January 22, 2025
The problem with DEI is it attempts to make up for PAST discrimination against blacks by applying modern discrimination against everybody else. For example, DEI goes hand in hand with affirmative action, a policy that calls for purposefully discriminating against Asians and whites to artificially prop black people up above everybody else.
Critics say DEI is therefore nothing more than a new form of racism and discrimination.
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