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Trump Signs Executive Order to Terminate Biden’s DEI Agenda

‘We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based,’ President Donald Trump stated.
Trump Signs Executive Order to Terminate Biden’s DEI Agenda
President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden walk together to the "Marine One" helipad in Washington D.C, on Jan. 20, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Kevin Stocklin
Kevin Stocklin
Reporter
1/20/2025|Updated: 1/21/2025
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Within hours of his inauguration, President Donald Trump took action to fulfill his promise to dismantle the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) agenda of the Biden administration.

Signing an executive order titled, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” President Trump canceled what he deemed were his predecessor’s “illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion.’”
Kevin Stocklin
Kevin Stocklin
Reporter
Kevin Stocklin is a contributor to The Epoch Times who covers the ESG industry, global governance, and the intersection of politics and business.
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