By james art 
The diversity, justice and inclusion policies are withdrawn throughout the country, from the federal government to corporations across the country.
President Donald Trump immediately after taking office, began to root the positions of diversity, justice and inclusion in the federal government by ending programs and removing the staff of DEI.
In the meantime, pressure is also rising against private companies to stop accepting DEI.
Several large companies have announced that they are reducing or terminating their DEI programs, including Meta, Walmart and McDonalds.
Although companies do not cut as aggressively as Trump, they at least publicly withdraw from the goals and language of DEI.
Target is reported to have sent a note this week.
“Many years of data, insights, listening and learning form this next chapter in our strategy,” the note said. “And as a retailer who serves millions of users every day, we understand the importance of keeping up with the developing external landscape, now and in the future – all in operation of growth and gaining the goal.”
Costco made titles to press Trump’s trend and others, doubled their work on DEI after shareholders voted almost unanimously this week to preserve Dei policies on the spot.
Jeff Rayk, who has been on the 2008 Costco board, encouraged the business to “increase Dei’s efforts” in a column published earlier this month by Forbes. Raike has accused the “opportunistic politicians” of trying to “scare and divide the nation” on the matter.
The Costco Council last week, before voting on shareholders, called on the company’s investors to reject Calls to scales DEI’s policies in the company.
“Our success in Costco Wholesale is built in servicing our critical stakeholders: employees, members and suppliers. Our efforts on diversity, justice and inclusion follow our Code of Ethics: For our employees, these efforts are built around the inclusion – as we all have all of The Code of our employees feels appreciated and respected, “writes the board, according to Fox Business.
Conservative activist Robbie Starbuk, whose public campaigns against companies such as Lowe’s, Ford, Molson Coors and others, made them scaled back initiatives, said Costco should do the same or face the consequences.
“I suggest conservative users to find other places to spend their money if Costco is so devoted to DEI doubling,” writes Starbuck to X. “If they are smart, Costco will handle its shareholders properly and will change before Let’s turn our attention to them. “
Pressure on private companies is increasing. Ten chief attorneys have sent a letter that is now pressured to the private sector for the termination of DEI practices.
The letter went to Bank of America, Blackrock, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley and demanded that their DEI practices report, including whether they violate the law.
“However, there is concerns that in some cases the political goals have influenced the decision -making at the expense of your legal and contractual obligations,” said the letter signed by Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Montana, Nebraska, Alabama, Aya, Montana, Nebraska. , South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
“In particular, it seems that you have accepted quotas based on race and sex, and you have made business and investment decisions based not on the maximum maximum shareholder and value of assets, but to achieve political programs.”
Efforts against DEI were supported by a decision of the Supreme Court in 2023 against policies for affirmative actions in colleges.
DEI can lead to discrimination to hire or raise white Americans, critics say. For example, internal documents in the Pentagon showed discrimination against white Americans for promotions.
“Banks and financial institutions are finally beginning to realize that ESG and DEI policies, pushed by radical activist groups, are bad for consumers and potentially violate the law,” said Texas General Prosecutor Ken Paxon in a statement. “Illegal quotas based on race and sex, and the so -called green energy schemes will not be allowed to stand and I will continue to call on these organizations to maintain the legal obligations they owe to consumers and investors. Any institution, which is found to violate the law, will be responsible. “
Even before Trump took office, Dei’s corporate decline began with companies such as Tractor Supply, John Deere and Amazon, which reduce DEI programs. However, some of these abbreviations began after Trump won the November election.
Critics claim that Day has become the catch of all for every liberal and progressive doctrine around the race and gender. Until this week, these ideas were supported by federal funding at every federal agency and most of the largest corporations in the US
Now, however, the conservative resistance against DEI has a new strength and focuses on the uprooting of DEI programs that learn everything from the privilege of white to the lithies of sex pronouns to the inherent racism of all white people and the United States as a whole.
Trump’s executives this week immediately put all Dei federal employees on paid leave of plans to fire all of them in the coming weeks. It also requires the merits of all Federal activities of DEI and DEI contractors, terminating the funding for them as well.
Trump sent a note to the federal agencies later during the week that he was said to have seen initial reports that some federal officials seek to hide Dei’s efforts by rebranding or changing the language they use.
Now many companies are following a suit.
Whether this is a new reality or a temporary failure for DEI remains to be seen.
“Corporate leaders who accept DEI discriminatory practices should be afraid, but should not be confused,” says Giancarlo Kanaparo, a legal expert at the Conservative Heritage Foundation. The discriminatory practices of DEI and those who do so are subject to non -payment under their federal contracts, federal performances and costumes of Qui Tam.
“And any corporation, non -profit, university or association, subject to federal regulation, which participates in DEI discrimination, will be identified, advertised, investigated and punished under the nation’s civil rights laws,” he added.