President Trump had barely familiarize himself with the Oval office after his second inauguration when he began to destroy the Biden Administration initiatives, fulfilling a Celèbre cause for conservatives who had helped boost their political return.
On his second day back in power, Trump ordered the agency leaders to place the officials who had been responsible for supervising the diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government with a paid administrative license and that their offices were closed.
Part of an executive action signed one day before, was the first step to delay Dei’s policies that had been a distinctive seal of the administration of his Democratic predecessor, President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
This is how we get here:
What is Dei?
Dei means diversity, equity and inclusion. A page on the website of the United States Labor Department, which was remote Two days after the new term of the president, the diversity defined as recognizing all the ways in which people differ. That may include race, sex, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, socio -economic status, religious beliefs and more.
«Organizations that respect diversity can find new ideas, solve problems, grow and execute more efficiently,» the deleted entry is read on the agency’s website, which then said: «page not found.»
It is not new
Although the three -letter abbreviation has become a hot topic in recent years, the principle has existed for decades in the public and private sectors. It developed as a result of the 1964 Civil Rights Lawwhich prohibited labor discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
Beyond the federal government, private companies, universities and non -profit groups have put into practice the principles of DEI.
Dei’s policies expanded due to George Floyd’s murder
George Floyd’s 2020 murder, an unarmed black man who was killed by police officers in Minneapolis, marked the beginning of a national calculation on racial discrimination that brought radical changes to many powerful institutions and an emphasis renewed in initiatives ofi, including the Biden Bidenina Administration Actions. . (Mr. Biden announced a «Racial Capital Agenda«On his first day in office in January 2021).
A nonprofit organization composed of several of the largest American companies asked their members to commit to hire and promote black workers based on skills instead of university degrees. A growing number of brands such as Chick-Fil-A, Bud Light and Target, through advertising policies and campaigns, adopted a mantra of being more inclusive.
For conservatives, three letters became a four -letter word
Having lost the presidency in 2020 against the Democrats, who also controlled the camera and the Senate when Mr. Biden entered the position, the Republicans clung to an emerging wedge problem, one that became a point of inflammation in the elections of 2024: Dei: Dei
These three letters became a basic element of Mr. Trump’s campaign speeches, guaranteed to get Jeers out of the sands full of their supporters in the battlefield states by arguing that the federal government and many companies had become «Awaked». A 2023 decision by the United States Supreme Court emboldened the conservatives for reject affirmative action in schools and universities.
And when Mr. Biden was replaced as a Democratic presidential candidate in July by Vice President Kamala Harris, some of Mr. Trump’s allies in Congress referred contemptuously to her as a «Dei rental. «In front of a audience of black journalists in Chicago, Mr. Trump He refused to reject the comments of his followers and interrogated the racial identity of Mrs. Harris as a black woman.
«She was India all the way, and suddenly she turned and became and from southern Asia.
What will change Trump’s executive order?
A day after Mr. Trump declared in his Inaugural address that «the government policy would end to try to socially design the race and gender in all aspects of public and private life,» his administration began to purge the members of the DEI staff of the federal agencies.
Those agencies were ordered to withdraw any language or announcement about their initiatives ofi and withdraw any pending document or directive that would undermine the new orders. The Trump administration threatened federal employees with «adverse consequences» if they did not report colleagues who had challenged the orders of eradicating Dei’s efforts from their agencies.
Trump urged the private sector to take similar measures and ordered agencies to investigate compliance with corporations and foundations. Companies that work as contractors or subcontractors for the federal government could also be forced by the new rules.
Some companies have already begun to retire from Dei
After the victory of Mr. Trump in the 2024 elections, several prominent companies began to retreat their initiatives ofi. Among them were Walmart, McDonald’s, Amazon and goal.
Even so, some corporations have advanced with their racial and gender capital programs, including Costco and Microsoft.
Erica L. Green, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Nell Gallogly, Steve Lohr, Mike Isaac, Sheera Frenkel, Kate Conger and Jordyn Holman Contributed reports.
