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Dulcinea

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Sun May 18, 2025, 12:41 PM May 18

Trump says he killed DEI. So why isn't it dead yet? Cracks emerge in war on 'woke' [View all]

(USA Today) With the swirl of a black Sharpie marker, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on his first day back in the White House, cracking down on what he calls “illegal and radical” diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

It was the first in a series of actions to make good on campaign promises to wipe out DEI.

Over 100 days in office, the president purged diversity initiatives in the federal government and the military, threatened to strip billions of dollars in federal funding and grants from universities and pressured major corporations to roll back diversity initiatives or risk losing federal contracts – or worse.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-killed-dei-why-090132157.html

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