Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet: President Donald J.
Trump Ended the Illegal and Discriminatory Practices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The White House
October 28, 2026
ENDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PRACTICES: In 21 months back in office, President Donald J.
Trump has removed wasteful and unmeritocratic DEI programs from government, education, and the private sector.
President Trump promised it and delivered – DEI is dead.
On day one, President Trump rescinded Orders from the previous administration that injected DEI into our institutions, replacing hard work, merit, and equality with a divisive and dangerous preferential hierarchy, and signed an Executive Order ending radical and wasteful DEI programs and preferencing in the Federal government.
In January 2025, President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum terminating a Biden Administration Federal Aviation Administration hiring policy that prioritized diversity, equity, and inclusion over safety and efficiency.
In January 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order protecting the civil rights of all Americans and expanding individual opportunity by terminating radical DEI preferencing in federal contracting and directing federal agencies to relentlessly combat private sector discrimination.
In January 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order eliminating race- and sex-based discrimination within the armed forces to restore merit and lethality to America’s fighting force.
In February 2025, President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum removing DEI from the Foreign Service.
In March 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to ensure that programs or activities receiving any remaining Department of Education funds will not advance DEI or gender ideology.
تاريخ النشر: October 28, 2026