Donald Trump has ordered all US workers who run diversity programs to stop work immediately and take paid time off. The White House said all such offices had to close by Wednesday evening.
Trump signed a paper on Tuesday calling these diversity plans wrong and harmful. He moved quickly after taking office on Monday to keep his campaign promises. When he ran for president, he often said these programs were unfair.
The plans aim to help more people from different groups work in government jobs. Some say this helps correct past unfair treatment, but others think these plans hurt some groups.
Trump wants jobs to go to people based on skill, not background. He told government heads to make lists of all workers in these programs by Thursday. They must plan how to end these jobs by January 31.
The order says these diversity plans violate US laws protecting people from unfair treatment. White House speaker Karoline Leavitt said this helps Americans of all types.
Trump wants job choices to depend on hard work, not diversity rules. He ended a 1965 rule that stopped companies working with the government from treating people unfairly based on their background.
The order asks law officers to find ways for private companies to end similar plans. A big union of government workers said these programs helped make pay more fair between men and women and people of different races.
Union leader Everett Kelley thinks Trump wants to make job choices based on who supports him. Trump's first order on Monday said these programs waste money and must end in 60 days.
Many big stores and companies have already cut these programs. McDonald's, Walmart, and Meta reduced their plans, but Apple, Target, and Costco say they will keep theirs.
No one knows how many workers will lose their jobs from these changes. Trump says he wants to make a country where everyone gets treated the same way.
Trump signed a paper on Tuesday calling these diversity plans wrong and harmful. He moved quickly after taking office on Monday to keep his campaign promises. When he ran for president, he often said these programs were unfair.
The plans aim to help more people from different groups work in government jobs. Some say this helps correct past unfair treatment, but others think these plans hurt some groups.
Trump wants jobs to go to people based on skill, not background. He told government heads to make lists of all workers in these programs by Thursday. They must plan how to end these jobs by January 31.
The order says these diversity plans violate US laws protecting people from unfair treatment. White House speaker Karoline Leavitt said this helps Americans of all types.
Trump wants job choices to depend on hard work, not diversity rules. He ended a 1965 rule that stopped companies working with the government from treating people unfairly based on their background.
The order asks law officers to find ways for private companies to end similar plans. A big union of government workers said these programs helped make pay more fair between men and women and people of different races.
Union leader Everett Kelley thinks Trump wants to make job choices based on who supports him. Trump's first order on Monday said these programs waste money and must end in 60 days.
Many big stores and companies have already cut these programs. McDonald's, Walmart, and Meta reduced their plans, but Apple, Target, and Costco say they will keep theirs.
No one knows how many workers will lose their jobs from these changes. Trump says he wants to make a country where everyone gets treated the same way.
