{"id":2149340,"date":"2024-01-15T12:16:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T17:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-expresses-concern-over-faas-focus-on-dei\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T12:17:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T17:17:57","slug":"elon-musk-expresses-concern-over-faas-focus-on-dei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-expresses-concern-over-faas-focus-on-dei\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk worries about FAA&#8217;s DEI emphasis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-expresses-concern-over-faas-focus-on-dei%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2149340&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Billionaire Elon \u2063Musk Criticizes FAA&#8217;s Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has expressed his disbelief \u2063and concern \u2062regarding the Federal Aviation Administration&#8217;s \u2064(FAA) emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atf-post-backfires-after-people-notice-deadly-mistakes-being-openly-ignored\/\" title=\"ATF's Post Fails as Fatal Errors Go Unaddressed\">recent social media\u2064 post<\/a>, Musk shared \u2063a \u200dstory revealing that the FAA is actively seeking to \u2064hire individuals with &#8220;severe \u200cintellectual&#8221; disabilities, including hearing and sight impairments, paralysis, and epilepsy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Just had a conversation with some smart people, could not believe this is happening,&#8221; Musk wrote on X, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s apprehension about the FAA&#8217;s DEI approach to hiring comes in the wake of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-leaders-agree-to-impose-sanctions-on-belarus-after-forced-flight-diversion\/\" title=\"EU Leaders Agree To Impose Sanctions On Belarus After Forced Flight Diversion\">recent incident involving<\/a>\u200c a\u200b Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft operated\u200d by Alaska Airlines. During takeoff, a piece of the plane was blown off, prompting a government investigation\u200b into the cause.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to Musk&#8217;s post, a social media user highlighted the potential dangers of implementing DEI \u2064in the medical industry, suggesting that lives could be \u2063at risk. Musk agreed, \u200cacknowledging the hypothetical scenario.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has been vocal \u2062in his criticism of DEI in\u2062 recent weeks, asserting that discrimination based on anything other than merit\u2062 is fundamentally wrong. He further argued that DEI itself is both immoral and illegal as it perpetuates discrimination based on race.<\/p>\n<p>Notably,\u2063 other billionaires such as hedge fund\u2063 magnate Bill Ackman, Lululemon founder Chip Wilson,\u2062 and 2024\u200b Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy have also expressed their opposition\u200d to DEI.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Which other \u2062billionaires have expressed their\u2064 opposition to DEI, according to \u2063the article<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has recently voiced\u2063 his criticism towards the Federal \u200cAviation Administration&#8217;s (FAA) \u200dfocus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Musk expressed disbelief and concern regarding the FAA&#8217;s active recruitment of \u200dindividuals\u200d with\u200c &#8220;severe\u200b intellectual&#8221; disabilities, including\u2062 hearing and sight \u200bimpairments, paralysis, and\u200d epilepsy, as revealed in a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-pac-blasts-trump-for-fight-with-iowa-governor\/\" title=\"DeSantis PAC criticizes Trump over clash with Iowa governor.\">social media\u200d post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the news, Musk \u2064shared his astonishment\u200c on his social media platform, calling the situation unbelievable. This\u2063 expression of\u2064 apprehension comes in\u2062 light of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-unsuccessfully-reaches-out-to-north-korea-through-multiple-channels-over-soldier\/\" title=\"US attempts to contact North Korea regarding soldier prove fruitless.\">recent\u2062 incident involving<\/a> a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft operated by Alaska Airlines,\u2064 where a piece of the plane detached during takeoff,\u200d prompting a government investigation \u2064into the cause.<\/p>\n<p>One social media user reacted to Musk&#8217;s post, pointing out the potential dangers that DEI implementation could pose in the medical\u200b industry, \u2062suggesting that lives may\u2063 be at \u200crisk. Musk agreed with this perspective, acknowledging the hypothetical scenario.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the \u200dpast few weeks, Musk \u200dhas been vocal \u2063in his criticism of\u200d DEI, asserting that discrimination based on anything other than merit is fundamentally \u200dwrong. He \u200dfurther argued that \u2062DEI itself is both immoral and illegal as it perpetuates discrimination based on race.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that other billionaires, such\u200d as hedge fund magnate Bill Ackman, Lululemon\u200b founder Chip Wilson, and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, have\u200c also expressed their opposition to DEI.<\/p>\n<p>This article is based on information from the Washington \u200dExaminer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire Elon Musk expressed disbelief at the Federal Aviation Administration&#8217;s emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion. He criticized the DEI movement and shared a social media story highlighting the FAA&#8217;s intention to hire individuals with &#8220;severe&#8221; qualifications. 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