White House orders ‘useless’ government DEI employees to be placed on leave

Governmental diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) employees have been forced to take paid administrative leave, on the first day of Donald Trump’s return to power.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took to X/Twitter to reveal the move, saying employees in DEI and accessibility offices have to take leave no later than 5pm on Wednesday (22 January). A memo, issued by the US Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday (21 January), said it was effective immediately while “the agency takes steps to close/end all DEIA initiatives, offices and programs.”

In addition, federal agencies were ordered to cancel any equality-related training and to take down all “outward-facing media” from DEI offices. 

To every reporter asking about this: I can gladly confirm! https://t.co/gRb356vSwO

— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 22, 2025

The move follows

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