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Effective Wednesday, the White House directed that federal employees involved in programs aimed at advancing minority communities be placed on paid leave, a significant policy shift that came on President Trump’s second full day of his return to power.
The U.S. Justice Department issued a stern threat on Wednesday, signaling it would pursue prosecution against local and state officials who fail to support President Trump’s aggressive immigration policies, including the mass deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Justice Department issued a warning, threatening to pursue legal action against local and state authorities who fail to comply with President Trump’s immigration policies, which notably include a promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants.
At the age of 78, the former president is aggressively pursuing a series of executive actions that dismantle the policies of his predecessor, Joe Biden, spanning areas such as immigration, gender, and climate, all while promising a new “golden age” for the United States.
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“President Trump campaigned on ending the scourge of DEI from our federal government,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement published by NBC News.
Leavitt said billionaire Trump would be “returning America to a merit based society where people are hired based on their skills, not for the color of their skin.”
Conservatives say diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) schemes pushed by Biden discriminate against white people — men in particular.
US government workers in diversity offices must be put on paid leave by 5:00 pm (2200 GMT) Wednesday, Leavitt confirmed.
Trump also issued an executive order late Tuesday ending “radical” affirmative action in awarding federal contracts, revoking an order dating back to Democratic President Lyndon Johnson in the 1960s.
He further ordered an end to “DEI madness” when hiring employees for the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), overturning yet another directive by Biden.
Trump was sitting down Wednesday for an interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity in the Oval Office which was due to be broadcast at 9pm.