The 47th President Donald Trump officially took office on Monday, January 20, 2025, Dr. Martin Luther King Day, and began undoing, through executive orders, things that were put in place by previous administrations. It’s is being reported that all Federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles be placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening.
The memo, issued Tuesday to heads of departments and agencies, sets a deadline of no later than 5 p.m. ET Wednesday to inform the employees that they will be put on paid administrative leave as the agencies prepare to close all DEI-related offices and programs and to remove all websites and social media accounts for such offices.
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In a statement read by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt:
“President Trump campaigned on ending the scourge of DEI from our federal government and returning America to a merit based society where people …