{"id":2588214,"date":"2026-04-07T18:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-says-not-so-fast-as-mamdani-announces-racial-equity-plan\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:17:52","slug":"trump-doj-says-not-so-fast-as-mamdani-announces-racial-equity-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-says-not-so-fast-as-mamdani-announces-racial-equity-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump DOJ Says Not So Fast as Mamdani Announces &#8216;Racial Equity Plan&#8217;"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-doj-says-not-so-fast-as-mamdani-announces-racial-equity-plan%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=2588214&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>Wiht Republicans in control, the article portrays Democratic policy proposals as misguided and harmful, arguing that liberal policies undermine governance.<\/p>\n<p>Key points include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It highlights New york City Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity plan and the NYC true Cost of Living Measure, claiming they <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tie affordability directly<\/a> to racial inequity and push a broad, government-wide DEI agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, is shown vowing to review the plan and posting a clip of Mamdani justifying the policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece argues the two reports frame NYC\u2019s affordability crisis as a result of historical racism, and contends the plan aims to embed a \u201cwhole-of-government\u201d approach to addressing inequity, rather than addressing other factors such as the welfare state&#8217;s effects on families.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It asserts that such framing is dishonest and that racism cannot explain all economic outcomes, calling for a shift away from categorizing people by skin colour toward treating individuals as individuals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article presents a conservative counter-narrative against DEI initiatives, urging opposition to what it views as governmental overreach in pursuit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-democrats-push-reformed-voting-rights-laws\/\" title=\"Biden administration, ... push reformed voting rights laws\">racial equity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The content includes embedded scripts,social-media references,and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-was-right-bombshell-fbi-affidavit-released-lists-5-jarring-irregularities-in-2020-georgia-vote-counts-some-already-substantiated\/\" title=\"Trump Was Right: Bombshell FBI Affidavit Released, Lists 5 Jarring Irregularities in 2020 Georgia Vote Counts ... Some Already &#039;Substantiated&#039;\">promotional elements typical<\/a> of a web article.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With Republicans in control of the federal government, we often must look elsewhere for reminders of Democrats&rsquo; lunatic policies.<\/p>\n<p>Then, when we find those policies, we may only hope that ruling Republicans will find a way to crush them.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, on the social media platform X Monday, Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice, pledged to look into a &ldquo;Racial Equity Plan&rdquo; announced Monday by Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sounds fishy\/illegal,&rdquo; Dhillon wrote. &ldquo;Will review!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The assistant attorney general also d a clip of Mamdani justifying the discriminatory measure.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And while today&rsquo;s true cost of living measure confirms that the affordability crisis touches every corner of our city,&rdquo; the socialist mayor said, &ldquo;we know that these effects are not applied evenly. So often it is black and brown New Yorkers who are hit the hardest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, no state-worshipping socialist ever rests content with a single initiative. Thus, Mamdani promised more &mdash; exponentially more &mdash; of the unjust diversity, equity, and inclusion policies Democrats love.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This preliminary racial equity plan is the first step in developing a whole-of-government approach to tackling that reality,&rdquo; the mayor added. &ldquo;It is a plan that lays out these first steps to solve decades of neglect and discrimination. And it places the work of 45 city agencies within a singular framework.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sounds fishy\/illegal. Will review! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HDT4FJdGwK\">https:\/\/t.co\/HDT4FJdGwK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAGDhillon\/status\/2041184136790966682?\">April 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/mayors-office\/news\/2026\/04\/mayor-mamdani-releases-preliminary-citywide-racial-equity-plan-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>, Mamdani announced a pair of insidious reports, the Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan and the inaugural NYC True Cost of Living Measure, which &ldquo;together establish a new framework for how New York City measures affordability, understands inequity, and plans for a more equitable future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the release distilled the entire liberal racial worldview into two nauseating sentences:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Together, the two reports make clear that New York City&rsquo;s affordability crisis is deeply tied to its history of racial inequity. Patterns of disinvestment, exclusion from home ownership, unequal access to health care and employment, and concentrated environmental burdens have shaped who has resources, who faces the greatest costs, and who remains most economically insecure today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, those entrusted with solving the city&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-endorses-mamdani-in-2025-election\/\" title=\"Former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio endorses ... in 2025 election\">affordability crisis&#038;rdquo<\/a>; have diagnosed the problem as one of historical racism. And you may bet your last dollar that they reached that conclusion long before compiling those two reports.<\/p>\n<p>That means, of course, that Mamdani and his merry band of wealth redistributors have developed the most dishonest framework possible. In their minds, racism explains everything.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Democrats need not concern themselves with complicated factors such as the welfare state&rsquo;s corrosive impact on the black family. Analysis of that very tangible truth certainly will not appear in those two reports. But the legacy of slavery, which ended in New York City in 1827, demands a &ldquo;whole-of-government approach&rdquo; to affordability.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, a conservative Christian responds to such nonsense with a simple call for justice. Stop categorizing people by skin color. Start treating them as human beings with individual souls. Then &mdash; and only then &mdash; will you have the proper &ldquo;framework&rdquo; for distributing resources.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, we must rely on Dhillon and other conservatives in power to fight the injustice of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/virginia-dems-resurrect-expensive-dei-office-expand-dei-initiatives-youth-criminal-sentencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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For example, on X, Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice, said she would review NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s \u201cRacial Equity Plan,\u201d calling it suspicious and potentially illegal, and she shared a clip of Mamdani defending the measure.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani had announced two new reports-the Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan and the first NYC True Cost of Living Measure-described as laying out a framework for measuring affordability, understanding inequity, and guiding future city planning across 45 agencies. The accompanying release argued that New York City\u2019s affordability crisis is tightly linked to its history of racial inequity, pointing to factors like disinvestment, housing discrimination, unequal access to healthcare and employment, and environmental burdens as shaping who has resources, who bears the costs, and who remains economically insecure.<\/p>\n<p>The piece contends this framing is dishonest because it attributes too much to racism and ignores other factors, such as the welfare state&#8217;s impact on families. It argues that the two reports reflect a broader liberal worldview that centers race, and it asserts that Democrats\u2019 approach amounts to a \u201cwhole-of-government\u201d strategy to address affordability through DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies. 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