Trump administration orders DEI employees to be put on leave
Al Jazeera
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US president is pursuing an aggressive push against diversity, equity and inclusion programmes.
US president is pursuing an aggressive push against diversity, equity and inclusion programmes.
President Trump has ordered all federal offices to put their diversity, equity and inclusion employees on paid leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Trump signed an executive order Monday claiming that efforts to diversify the federal government were discriminatory. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.