Trump was challenged after blaming DEI for the DC plane crash. Here’s what he said
President Donald Trump began his White House briefing with a moment of silence and a prayer for the victims of Wednesday’s crash at Reagan National Airport.
Black Caucus blasts Trump’s DEI comments after Potomac plane crash
"Not only are the President’s claims untrue, they also speak to the Republican Party’s desire to divide us as a country."
Trump Misleads on D.E.I. Policies in Blaming Biden for Plane Crash
There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration’s hiring policies.
Trump doubles down on claim that DEI could be to blame for plane crash without evidence
NBC White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard joins Nicolle to discuss President Trump's response in the wake of the plane crash in D.C. despite not providing any evidence to back that up.
White House addresses deadly DC plane crash and DEI hires
Members of the White House addressed the nation following the deadly mid-air collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter. President Trump went on the offensive against DEI initiatives at his press briefing on the plane crash,
Trump blames DEI for D.C. plane crash without citing evidence—’because I have common sense’
Trump variously pointed the finger at the helicopter’s pilot, air traffic control, Joe Biden, and Pete Buttigieg, whom he labeled a “disaster.”
Trump's missing the point on DEI and meritocracy, experts say
Experts in the DEI field say anti-discrimination programs are intended to produce merit-based systems. President Donald Trump ...
Trump sparks outcry with implication that DEI policies are at fault in D.C. midair collision
In his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump on Thursday implied ...
White House orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave
Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave ...
Mills introduces bill to eliminate DEI programs in federal government
Eliminating DEI programs was one of the first things the Trump administration did, as it reversed much of the Biden ...
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White House collects lists of federal DEI office employees as punishments begin
Agencies are starting to take action against DEI-tasked employees and pass lists of those workers on to OPM and the White ...
How the Trump administration is working to 'combat' DEI in the private sector
What does President Donald Trump's executive order directing federal agencies to "encourage" private companies to abandon DEI ...
White House OPM orders all DEI offices to begin closing by end of day Wednesday
The Office of Personnel Management tells agency and department heads they must close all DEIA offices by the end of Wednesday ...
White House Press Secretary's Puzzling Remark About Black History Month Spurs Questions
Experts weigh in on Karoline Leavitt's response to a question about the Trump administration's plans for Black History Month ...
White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze memo
The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo ...
White House pauses federal grant, loan and other assistance programs
The Trump administration has temporarily paused grant, loan and other financial assistance programs, according to a memo.