The order is truly sweeping in its breadth; its immediate effect is to uproot with one stroke the vast bulk of the federal infrastructure of affirmative action and DEI protocols and hiring practices.

The president moved to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs throughout the federal government with a flurry of executive orders, upending decades of policy.

President Donald Trump has struck a number of blows to DEI in the federal government. Only time will tell if he is successful in rooting out this ideology.

Make America Hot Again’ organiser Raquel Debono claims DEI is “dead” under Donald Trump’s presidency. “We are done with that, I think we’re bringing back common sense to the White House,” Ms Debono said.