One Thing: The Movement Behind Trump’s DEI Takedown

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🗓️ 26 January 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Employees in federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices have been placed on paid leave amid of flurry of actions from the new Trump administration aimed at reshaping the federal workforce. We examine the backlash to DEI in recent years and how it could impact businesses across the country. Guest: Rene Marsh, CNN Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:48.6	We've been talking about how quickly President Donald Trump is moving to reshape the federal
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0:55.3	back in office. And one of the biggest takeaways here is that Trump is largely doing exactly
1:01.7	what he said he would do on the campaign trail.
1:04.4	But we're going to stop the destructive and divisive diversity, equity, and inclusion mandates.
1:13.6	For example, he has started to make good on that promise to root out DEI in the federal government.
1:19.6	What they are doing is placing all these DEI workers on administrative leaves starting at 5 p.m.
1:24.6	And after next week, some of them may be dismissed.
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1:34.3	who feared decades of work to advance diversity and equality in all aspects of American life are under threat.
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