Trump’s anti-DEI directive sent shockwaves through Washington. The executive order, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” reversed several Biden administration policies that promoted initiatives that focuses on race, gender, or other characteristics.

On his first full day in office Tuesday, President Donald Trump continued sweeping actions, including ordering the shuttering of all executive branch diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and ordering all employees working in such offices to be placed on leave.