FCC ends DEI initiatives after Trump’s executive order [Video]

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order ending diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday carried out that directive after the change in presidential administrations.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in a post on X he is “ending the FCC’s promotion of DEI and will focus our work on competently carrying out the FCC’s statutory mission.” Carr added that the FCC will no longer include the promotion of DEI in the agency’s strategic plans.

Carr explained the reasoning for ending the agency’s DEI programs in a statement released by the FCC and said, “Promoting invidious forms of discrimination runs contrary to the Communications Act and deprives Americans of their rights to fair and equal treatment under the law.

“It also represents a wasteful expenditure of taxpayer resources. Nonetheless, the FCC joined other private and public sector institutions in promoting discriminatory DEI policies during the Biden administration. The FCC …