Trump executive order ending federal DEI initiatives has local groups concerned [Video]

MINNESOTA, USA — Across the federal government, department heads are receiving a memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management that says all employees who work in diversity, equity and inclusion-based roles (DEI) must go on paid administrative leave effective immediately.

The memo states all federal DEI websites and social media accounts must also be shut down. Wednesday afternoon the DEI page for the U.S. Department of Treasury showed a message that says “page not located.”

In his executive order President Trump says these DEI programs “divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars and resulted in shameful discrimination.”

“Our country is going to be based on merit,” President Trump said.

Advocates disagree that DEI initiatives have been harmful to Americans. Kat Rohn with OutFront Minnesota, a local LGBTQ advocacy group, argues …