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Why Musk and Ramaswamy will face challenges purging DEI initiatives
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the two billionaires tasked with slashing government waste, are expected to recommend an agency-wide purge of spending on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. CNN’s Rene Marsh breaks down why this may be hard.
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