Trump to sign order eliminating DEI from military

Source: BBC News [UK State Media]

“US President Donald Trump is expected to officially move to remove diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from the defence department, one of several military-focused executive orders he is planning to sign on Monday. A second order will task US officials with formulating a policy on transgender troops. A third executive order will reinstate military personnel who were discharged for refusing Covid-19 vaccines. Removing DEI programmes from within the federal government was one of Trump’s central campaign promises — and one that he moved swiftly to implement upon taking office last week. The orders, which a White House official confirmed to CBS, the BBC’s US partner, ban what the administration considers discriminatory race- or sex-based preferences by any branch of the military, Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, any remaining DEI-related bureaucracy will be eliminated from those departments.” (01/27/25)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj3v42m9x0o