U.S. federal employees working in the Office of Diversity will be required to take paid leave by Wednesday night after President Donald Trump’s new administration ordered the Office of Diversity to close, White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt confirmed. .
“Effective immediately, all DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) employees will be placed on paid administrative leave as DEIA takes steps to close/terminate all DEIA initiatives, offices, and programs. ” said Mr. A. A memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management was published in X.
The memo, reviewed by Levitt, directed all department and agency heads to send notices to workers by 5 p.m. Wednesday.
On Monday, the first day of his second term as president, President Trump issued new executive orders repealing numerous executive orders promoting LGBTQ+ equality, defining only two genders, and ending government diversity programs. was issued.
During his presidential campaign, he denigrated the federal government and corporate world’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, saying they discriminated against white people, especially men.
One executive order states, “The Biden administration will continue to implement illegal and immoral discrimination programs under the name of ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ (DEI) in federal government policies, from airline security to the military. “The government enforced this on all sides.” End such efforts.
During his campaign, Trump demonized all perceptions of gender diversity, criticizing the care of transgender people, particularly transgender women in sports, and gender-affirming children.
On Monday, in front of a crowd of supporters in Washington, President Trump rescinded 78 executive orders, actions and presidential memorandums issued by his predecessor, Joe Biden.
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Some of the statutes overturned promoted diversity and equality in government, the workplace, and health care, as well as the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.
