{"id":2393770,"date":"2025-01-22T12:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T17:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-swamp-left-in-shock-after-trump-uproots-federal-dei-brendan-carr-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T12:47:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T17:47:00","slug":"the-swamp-left-in-shock-after-trump-uproots-federal-dei-brendan-carr-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-swamp-left-in-shock-after-trump-uproots-federal-dei-brendan-carr-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The swamp\u2019 left in \u2018shock\u2019 after Trump uproots federal DEI: Brendan Carr &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fthe-swamp-left-in-shock-after-trump-uproots-federal-dei-brendan-carr-washington-examiner%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=2393770&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--><p>The\u2064 article discusses\u200c President \u2062Donald Trump&#8217;s swift actions \u2062regarding federal diversity, equity, and inclusion\u2062 (DEI) staff,\u2063 which have left\u2062 many in Washington, D.C., feeling &#8220;shocked and \u2063awed.&#8221; Brendan Carr, the \u2064newly\u200d appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, \u200cnoted that Trump&#8217;s executive order, issued \u2063shortly after his\u200d inauguration, mandates that \u2063all DEI \u200doffice staff \u200bbe put on paid leave and requires the removal\u2064 of all DEI-related government web pages. Carr described the recent days as tumultuous,\u2063 suggesting that while those entrenched \u2062in the government (&#8220;the\u200b swamp&#8221;) face turmoil, many patriotic Americans view\u200d these changes as a positive step toward overcoming the sense \u2062of decline that has plagued \u2063the country. Carr \u200cemphasizes that trump is addressing the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">core issues contributing<\/a>\u200b to this decline by eliminating DEI initiatives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;The swamp&rsquo; left in &lsquo;shock&rsquo; after Trump uproots federal DEI: Brendan Carr<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1938072\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s newly appointed chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fcc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a>, Brendan Carr, suggested &ldquo;the swamp&rdquo; was left in &ldquo;shock and awe&rdquo; after the commander in chief&rsquo;s quick action to rid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> staff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s order, issued less than two days after his Monday inauguration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3296403\/trump-orders-all-federal-dei-staff-put-on-leave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">directs all agencies to put all DEI office staffers on paid leave by 5 p.m. on Wednesday<\/a>, and all DEI-related government web pages must be taken down by the same deadline. Carr reflected on how &ldquo;wild&rdquo; the past two days have been under Trump&rsquo;s leadership, during which the president &ldquo;turned the ship around&rdquo; through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-democrats-and-joe-biden-caused-the-border-crisis\/\" title=\"How Democrats And Joe Biden Caused The Border Crisis\">multiple executive actions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3296455\/trumps-all-out-war-on-dei-kicks-into-high-gear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP&rsquo;S ALL-OUT WAR ON DEI KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And here in D.C., it&rsquo;s sort of been a tale of two reactions. For the swamp, it&rsquo;s been a rough 48 hours. I think they describe it more as shock and awe,&rdquo; Carr said on Fox News&rsquo;s Fox &amp; Friends. &ldquo;But for the patriotic Americans, they feel like this sense of decline, the sense of malaise that&rsquo;s taken over the country over the last four years is ending. And the way President Trump is doing it is going right to the source of that decline, and he&rsquo;s getting rid of it, root and branch, and DEI&rsquo;s a part of it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2767770&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=f7174b1d86c1181083270216093fc6e2\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prior to Trump&rsquo;s inauguration, Carr previewed how eliminating DEI promotion within the FCC would be a priority <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3235068\/trump-fcc-chairman-nominee-prioritize-combating-tech-censorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">since &ldquo;there&rsquo;s no place&rdquo; for this<\/a>. Following Trump&rsquo;s action against DEI, Carr reflected how people would be &ldquo;shocked&rdquo; if they found out how embedded U.S. agencies are with DEI and that the nation is spending &ldquo;millions and millions of dollars&rdquo; promoting it.<\/p>\n<p>Carr was then asked what he would tell federal workers who wish to resist Trump&rsquo;s agenda, to which he gave a one-word response: <em>afuera<\/em>, a Spanish term meaning &ldquo;outside.&rdquo; The statement was a reference to Argentinian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/javier-milei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Javier Milei<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/-IPERyhpZbA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a viral video showcasing his vision to eliminate multiple departments in the country&rsquo;s government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is President Trump&rsquo;s administration. The administration&rsquo;s going to follow his lead, and for my part at the FCC, we want to make sure we get to the core mission,&rdquo; Carr said. &ldquo;So that&rsquo;s reining in Big Tech. It&rsquo;s going to be taking a look at media and making sure they live up to their public interest obligation. It&rsquo;s getting our economy going through new actions on space so we can get going there and promoting national security.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latest move against DEI came as Meta CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-zuckerberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> announced <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">earlier this month that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3283410\/meta-ends-dei-programs-changing-us-landscape\/\" target=\"_blank\">the platform is ditching its key<\/a><\/span>  DEI policies. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3278641\/zuckerberg-following-musk-axing-fact-checkers-meta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Meta is also ridding itself of its &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/14-lies-kamala-harris-told-during-her-dnc-speech\/\" title=\"14 Lies Kamala Harris Told During Her DNC Speech\">fact-checkers&#038;rdquo<\/a>;<\/a> in a bid to support freedom of speech on its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In November, Carr previewed combating &ldquo;tech censorship&rdquo; as one of the major focuses going forward. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3246420\/trump-fcc-brendan-carr-social-media-free-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">called for <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 platforms<\/a> to follow the path that Elon Musk&rsquo;s X has taken in upholding free speech<\/a> for its users.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1938072\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1938072\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brendan Carr: &#8216;The swamp&#8217; shocked by Trump&#8217;s DEI removal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2393773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-and-Brendan-Carr-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[45194,16574,3634],"class_list":["post-2393770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-brendan-carr","tag-dei","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-and-Brendan-Carr-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2393770"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2393775,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393770\/revisions\/2393775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2393773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2393770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2393770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2393770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}