WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo Tuesday from the Office of Personnel Management.

President Trump campaigned on ending the scourge of DEI from our federal government and returning America to a merit based society where people are hired based on their skills,

President Donald Trump‘s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies

We’re tracking the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, just hours after being inaugurated as president.

The orders include declaring a national emergency to deploy military personnel to the border, suspending refugee resettlement and ending birthright citizenship.