According to a new document from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the Trump administration is directing that all federal employees who work in diversity, equity, and inclusion areas be placed on paid leave by Wednesday night.
The memo follows President Donald Trump’s executive order signed on Monday, which ordered the closure of DEI offices and programs and ended radical and inefficient diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in government agencies.
In a statement released Tuesday evening, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated, “President Trump ran on a platform of eliminating the evil of DEI from our federal government and restoring America to a merit-based society where people are hired based on their skills, not on the color of their skin.” For Americans of all races, faiths, and creeds, this is yet another victory. Promises are made and fulfilled.