{"id":2396455,"date":"2025-01-29T09:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-affirmative-action-eo-advances-trumps-colorblind-agenda\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T09:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T14:22:44","slug":"bombshell-affirmative-action-eo-advances-trumps-colorblind-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-affirmative-action-eo-advances-trumps-colorblind-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombshell Affirmative Action EO Advances Trump\u2019s Colorblind Agenda"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fbombshell-affirmative-action-eo-advances-trumps-colorblind-agenda%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=2396455&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 summary\u2064 highlights\u200d Donald Trump&#8217;s return to the White\u2063 House and his immediate implementation of significant\u2064 policy changes\u2062 through executive orders. A key\u2062 focus of\u2064 these\u200c initiatives is the elimination of diversity, equity,\u2064 and\u2062 inclusion (DEI) policies and the termination of affirmative action in federal hiring.This \u200baction marks the \u206260th \u2064anniversary of affirmative \u200baction&#8217;s inception under President Lyndon\u200c Johnson, making it a historically \u2064significant moment.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s directive\u200b aims to halt DEI practices across the federal government, \u200drequiring that all DEI staff be placed on paid leave and their offices eliminated \u200bwithin 60 days. The repercussions of\u2063 these changes are expected to extend beyond federal contractors, potentially influencing \u200ba wide range\u200b of private\u200c companies and institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The article also\u200b asserts that these executive orders are aligned\u200d with\u2063 traditional American values, promoting meritocracy over race- \u200band sex-based considerations. Trump \u200bjustifies his \u200cactions by\u2063 claiming they \u2063will restore the ideals of \u2062hard work and individual achievement, emphasizing that societal progress should be \u200bbased on\u200c merit rather than identity.<\/p>\n<p>Resistance to these policies is anticipated, as evidenced by possible lawsuits and criticism from the media. Despite this, the\u2064 narrative suggests that Trump&#8217;s reforms are poised to reshape DEI practices\u2063 significantly across the nation, \u200dreturning to Martin Luther \u2063King Jr.&#8217;s vision of a colorblind society.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest story of the past week was, of course, Donald Trump&rsquo;s return to the White House and his quick action on numerous policy fronts through a flurry of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-top-immigration-adviser-biden-agenda-would-fundamentally-erase-very-essence-of-americas-nationhood\/\" title=\"Ex-Top Immigration Adviser: Biden Agenda \u2018Would Fundamentally Erase Very Essence Of America\u2019s Nationhood\u2019\">sweeping executive orders<\/a> and other initiatives. The volume of actions reflected an extremely effective strategy, as the press and activists have been relatively quiet about the most important of those orders thus far.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of all the policy changes Trump enacted in his first week, one stands out as the most momentous: his bold decision to eliminate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-orders-closing-dei-offices-workers-placed-leave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> policies throughout the federal government and, even more daringly, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-courtroom-pressed-to-use-up-harvard-affirmative-action-case\/\" title=\"Supreme Courtroom Pressed to USE UP Harvard Affirmative Action Case\">end affirmative action<\/a> in federal hiring and employment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eliminating affirmative action in the 60th year since its adoption by President Lyndon Johnson is a historic action, at least as important as Johnson&rsquo;s original executive order imposing the policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/ending-illegal-discrimination-and-restoring-merit-based-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/ending-illegal-discrimination-and-restoring-merit-based-opportunity\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738188929550000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3tmMMvIvILEZUeN7j0yuzf\">Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity<\/a>&nbsp;directive ordered the executive branch to stop pushing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/notoriously-woke-target-announces-dei-rollback-just-days-trumps-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEI<\/a> and affirmative action immediately. Trump backed that up by immediately putting all federal government DEI staff on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-activist-working-at-library-fired-after-allegedly-burning-library-books-by-trump-coulter-now-hes-claiming-racial-discrimination\/\" title=\"BLM Activist Working At Library Fired After Allegedly Burning Library Books By Trump, Coulter. Now He\u2019s Claiming Racial Discrimination.\">paid administrative leave<\/a> and requiring the termination of all their offices, positions, and programs within 60 days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump further directed the Department of Labor&rsquo;s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs immediately to cease &ldquo;Promoting &lsquo;diversity,&rsquo;&rdquo; stop &ldquo;Holding Federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking &lsquo;affirmative action,&rsquo;&rdquo; and no longer allow or encourage contractors and subcontractors with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-feds-are-helping-register-al-prisoners-to-vote\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Feds Are Helping Register AL Prisoners To Vote\">federal government &#038;ldquo<\/a>;to engage in workforce balancing based on race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That covers an amazing amount of ground because the federal government is a big customer for the nation&rsquo;s businesses. As a Wall Street Journal analysis&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/how-trumps-assault-on-dei-will-ripple-across-corporate-america-d219ad91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/how-trumps-assault-on-dei-will-ripple-across-corporate-america-d219ad91&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738188929550000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3U1mnbR2NMhLXfgKYXBJzq\">noted<\/a>&nbsp;on Friday, &ldquo;Most big American companies plus thousands of small ones sell goods and services, such as toilet paper, jet fighters and website design, to the U.S. government. The government uses its clout to mandate policies on everything from their wages to workforce diversity practices.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That amounted to around&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/blog\/snapshot-government-wide-contracting-fy-2023-interactive-dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/blog\/snapshot-government-wide-contracting-fy-2023-interactive-dashboard&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738188929550000&amp;usg=AOvVaw23vdf7ioY2m8LOYlDNUKvq\">$759 billion<\/a>&nbsp;in contracts with private companies in 2023, for businesses&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-push-for-fair-pay-racks-up-few-victories-1458065433?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-push-for-fair-pay-racks-up-few-victories-1458065433?mod%3Darticle_inline&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738188929550000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2FXnARzwE3Y-Ie7l6SrWfd\">employing approximately 20 percent<\/a>&nbsp;of all U.S. workers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On top of that, the new rules will affect much more than the firms that do business directly with the feds. &ldquo;[R]ules for federal contractors &mdash; typically well-known companies whose policies tend to influence other firms &mdash; are likely to ripple out to other employers,&rdquo; the article noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, &ldquo;one executive order asks the attorney general to submit a report to the White House within four months with recommendations to &lsquo;encourage&rsquo; private companies &lsquo;to end illegal discrimination and preferences, including DEI,&rsquo;&rdquo; the article reported. This directive could extend beyond businesses to include countless other institutions, Trump&rsquo;s EO stated: &ldquo;[E]ach agency shall identify up to nine <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">potential civil compliance investigations<\/a> of publicly traded corporations, large non-profit corporations or associations, foundations with assets of 500 million dollars or more, State and local bar and medical associations, and institutions of higher education with endowments over 1 billion dollars.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, these directives &ldquo;have the potential to revamp DEI at thousands of private workplaces across the country,&rdquo; the<em>&nbsp;Journal<\/em> observed &mdash; and well beyond, as the above quote from Trump&rsquo;s EO demonstrated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The executive orders are intended to root out what Trump calls &ldquo;dangerous, demeaning, and immoral race- and sex-based preferences&rdquo; that &ldquo;deny, discredit, and undermine the traditional American values of hard work, excellence, and individual achievement&rdquo; throughout all the nation&rsquo;s institutions via government-enforced discrimination based on &ldquo;how people were born instead of what they were capable of doing,&rdquo; as stated in Trump&rsquo;s order on Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Trump has set out to do is nothing less than start the process of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cia-nukes-affinity-groups-bans-rainbow-lanyards-guess-history-month-just-got-axed-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismantling the regime of race<\/a>&ndash; and sex-based discrimination that Johnson set in motion six decades ago. Trump has explicitly stated that his motive is to restore the idea of merit as the basis for judgments about rewards for individual initiative. Along with political decentralization, meritocracy was one of the key principles that made the American experiment such a success in the nation&rsquo;s first two centuries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rejection of those principles that began in the 1960s has brought an acceleration of social disorder, economic turmoil, and discrimination instead of the promised peace, prosperity, and fairness. The elevation of merit above birth is now in the foreground as a central element of Trump&rsquo;s intended return to traditional American values. This emphasis on merit is in fact central to all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-signs-iron-dome-america-executive-order-defend-catastrophic-threat-facing-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive orders<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-crossing-95-percent-biden-high-trump-says-still-not-good-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other actions<\/a> Trump took in his first week back in office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will be plenty of resistance to Trump&rsquo;s efforts. It has already begun, in fact, with filings of lawsuits and the typical blast of media hysteria and misrepresentations. The blowback specific to the affirmative action orders, however, has been muffled by the overall stunned reaction from the leftist corporate media and other political activists toward Trump&rsquo;s first week of reforms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to reflecting the nation&rsquo;s founding values, Trump&rsquo;s EOs would restore Martin Luther King&rsquo;s ideal of a colorblind society instead of one ruled by a government increasingly intent on micromanaging the distribution and redistribution of the fruits of people&rsquo;s investments of labor and capital.&nbsp;The Wall Street Journal&rsquo;s editorial board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/donald-trump-executive-order-dei-federal-government-workers-paid-leave-dd2b3d6f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/ending-illegal-discrimination-and-restoring-merit-based-opportunity\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738188929551000&amp;usg=AOvVaw222dYdwTVPf3ewdtouJOFG\">noted<\/a>: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s appropriate the President signed the order just after Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King called America to its better self &mdash; by making good on its founding promise that people would be judged on their character and merit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That would indeed be a big change.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><b>The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either d or endorsed by the owners of this website. 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His actions demonstrated a highly effective strategy, as media and activists have largely remained silent on these critical changes. Among the various policy shifts Trump made in his first week, one stands out: his decisive move to abolish diversity, equity, and inclusion policies across the federal government and to end affirmative action in federal hiring. This historic decision marks 60 years since President Lyndon Johnson first introduced affirmative action. Trump&#8217;s directive aimed at &#8220;Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity&#8221; instructed the executive branch to halt DEI initiatives immediately. He also placed all federal DEI staff on paid leave and mandated that their offices be closed within 60 days.<\/p>\n<p>This sweeping change affects a vast array of businesses since the federal government is a major customer for many companies across various sectors. In 2023 alone, contracts with private firms amounted to approximately $759 billion, employing around 20% of U.S. workers. The new regulations will likely influence not just direct contractors but also other employers due to their ripple effect throughout corporate policies.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, one executive order requests that the attorney general provide recommendations within four months aimed at encouraging private companies to eliminate illegal discrimination practices including DEI initiatives. This could extend beyond businesses into numerous institutions such as large nonprofits and universities with substantial endowments.<\/p>\n<p>These directives aim to dismantle what Trump describes as &#8220;dangerous&#8221; race- and sex-based preferences that undermine traditional American values like hard work and individual achievement\u2014principles he believes should guide merit-based evaluations instead of inherent characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s actions are intended not only as reforms but also as a restoration of meritocracy\u2014a foundational principle that has been overshadowed since the 1960s by policies promoting equality through enforced diversity measures which have led instead to social disorder rather than harmony or fairness.<\/p>\n<p>While resistance is expected\u2014including lawsuits and media backlash\u2014the initial response has been muted compared to previous controversies surrounding affirmative action due in part to shock over Trump&#8217;s rapid reforms during his first week back in office.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, these executive orders reflect an effort aligned with Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s vision for a society where individuals are judged by their character rather than race or background\u2014a significant shift from current practices focused on redistributing opportunities based on demographic factors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2396456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donald-Trump-35.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40921,6473,32911,3634],"class_list":["post-2396455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-affirmative-action","tag-bombshell","tag-executive-order","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donald-Trump-35.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396455","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396455"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396459,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396455\/revisions\/2396459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}