Trump Rolls Back Federal DEI Rules

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🗓️ 22 January 2025

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The president argues such programs, meant to increase the diversity of the federal workforce, were discriminatory in nature. The actions place employees staffing federal DEI programs on leave, and call for agencies to develop a "reduction-in-force action" against the employees.

Then, during a prayer service at the National Cathedral Tuesday, the Episcopal bishop of Washington directly confronted President Trump while he and Vice President J.D. Vance were seated in the front row.

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0:55.0	Podcast. I'm Sarah McCammon. I cover politics. I'm Danielle Kurtzleben. And I cover the White
0:59.4	House. And I'm Susan Davis. I also cover politics. Today on the pod, more executive actions
1:04.4	from President Trump aimed at reshaping the federal government and its policies. Some of his recent
1:09.9	actions mean big changes to federal DEI initiatives, something Trump nodded to
1:14.7	in his inaugural address.
1:16.0	This week, I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender
1:23.9	into every aspect of public and private life.
1:34.3	Thank you. and gender into every aspect of public and private life. We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based.
1:41.4	So let's start there.
1:43.1	Danielle, what has the president ordered regarding DEI?
1:46.8	Let's start with some super basics. When we say DEI, what that stands for is diversity, equity,
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