Black folks: Trump has wasted no time going after diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the federal level. According to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management, his administration is ordering all federal employees in DEI roles to be put on paid leave by Wednesday night.
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It also requests federal agencies to submit a written plan by Jan. 31 for getting rid of the employees. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the memo, per The Guardian.
“Send a notification to all employees of DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility) offices that they are being placed on paid administrative leave effective immediately as the agency takes steps to close/end all DEIA initiatives, offices and programs,” according to the memo.
Trump’s first executive order, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” outlined how he would …