A memo from the Office of Personnel Management required DEI staff to be put on paid administrative leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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00:00President Donald Trump intensifying his crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, also known as DEI.
00:07Trump is ordering federal officials overseeing them to be placed on leave.
00:11A memo from the Office of Personnel Management required DEI staff to be put on paid administrative leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday
00:18and directed plans for staff reductions to be completed by January 31st.
00:22This action follows Trump's signing of a sweeping executive order which ended DEI programs in both the federal workforce and federal contracting.
00:31While both measures have faced criticism from civil rights groups and lawmakers,
00:35they were anticipated after Trump vowed to eliminate what he called illegal and unfair initiatives.