Trump’s measures to rescind DEI

In his inaugural speech President Trump promised to “end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life… We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based.”

?He also declared that “from this day it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders: male and female.” (Emphasis added).

“And I will sign an order to stop our warriors from being subjected to radical political theories and social experiments while on duty. It’s going to end immediately…. Our armed forces will be freed to focus on their sole mission: defeating America’s enemies.”?Later in the day he signed two executive actions, one rescinding DEI programs in the federal sector and one with the object defending women from “gender ideology.”

Presidents Trump’s executive action on ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing

Excerpts from President Trump’s executive order:

“The Biden Administration forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), into virtually all aspects of the Federal Government, in areas ranging from airline safety to the military. This was a concerted effort stemming from President Biden’s first day in office, when he issued Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.”

This ordered every federal agency and entity to submit ““Equity Action Plans” to detail the ways that they have furthered DEIs infiltration of the Federal Government. The public release of these plans demonstrated immense public waste and shameful discrimination. That ends today.”

Actions:

President Trump ordered “the termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear. To carry out this directive, the Director of OPM, with the assistance of the Attorney General as requested, shall review and revise, as appropriate, all existing Federal employment practices, union contracts, and training policies or programs to comply with this order. Federal employment practices, including Federal employee performance reviews, shall reward individual initiative, skills, performance, and hard work and shall not under any circumstances consider DEI or DEIA factors, goals, policies, mandates, or requirements.”

Furthermore he ordered termination within 60 days “to the maximum extent allowed by law, all DEI, DEIA, and “environmental justice” offices and positions (including but not limited to “Chief Diversity Officer” positions); all “equity action plans,” “equity” actions, initiatives, or programs, “equity-related” grants or contracts; and all DEI or DEIA performance requirements for employees, contractors, or grantees.”

This was followed a set of instructions: To asses “whether these positions, committees, programs, services, activities, budgets, and expenditures have been misleadingly relabeled in an attempt to preserve their pre-November 4, 2024 function.” Presumably in order to help guarantee that each and every variant of programs would be terminated.

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