MIAMI - President Donald Trump's decision to eliminate federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives through an executive order has drawn sharp criticism from South Florida leaders and organizations advocating for workplace diversity and inclusion.

President Donald Trump wasted little time taking action on two culturally controversial issues he campaigned on, signing executive orders ending federal diversity programs and restricting gender definition to two sexes — male and female.

Organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta, have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Furthermore, a memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Tuesday evening called for all federal DEI employees to be placed on leave by Wednesday evening. The orders cut fu