President Trump's administration issued a memo mandating that all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff be placed on paid leave and that federal agencies develop plans for layoffs. This directive follows an executive order by Trump aimed at dismantling DEI programs across the federal government, impacting anti-bias training and funding for minority initiatives. Agencies have until a specified deadline to remove DEI staff and related resources, aligning with Trump's broader agenda to challenge DEI practices initiated by the previous administration.
The memo direct agencies to place DEI office staffers on paid leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday and take down all public DEI-focused webpages by the same deadline.
The executive order accuses former President Joe Biden of forcing "discrimination" programs into "virtually all aspects of the federal government" through "diversity, equity and inclusion" programs.
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