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Late Tuesday, President Donald Trump launched a flurry of executive orders and other actions aimed at gutting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts — both inside government and elsewhere. The shift undoes decades of policies that had strong Democratic support and were left intact by previous Republican administrations, including during Trump’s first term. And it will mark the end of policies that advocates say have provided meaningful channels for advancement for millions of women and minorities.
And the acting chief of the office overseeing the federal civil service ordered all employees in DEI-related offices to be furloughed, effectively freezing DEI efforts across the government.
Progressive groups can challenge many of these actions in court, but they could face lengthy battles because a majority of the Supreme Court takes a dim view of affirmative action. And with Trump’s executive order promising further action against DEI in the coming months, America’s anti-DEI revolution is well underway. The effects of this revolution will be felt by government, business, academia, and virtually every other faction of civic life for years, if not decades.
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