President Trump's First 100 Days: DEI Policies

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the DEI policy changes that President Trump made in his first 100 days.

Research/Resources: 

• “Tracking Trump’s executive orders: What he’s signed so far” by Avery Lotz. Published in Axios website January 28, 2025 and available on https://www.axios.com/2025/01/21/president-donald-trump-executive-orders-list 
• “The White House: Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”. Published in The White House website January 20, 2025 and available on https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-illegal-discrimination-and-restoring-merit-based-opportunity/ 
• “The White House: Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing”. Published in The White House website January 20, 2025 and available on https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing/
• “The White House Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Removes DEI From the Foreign Service”. Published in The White House website March 18, 2025 and available on https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-removes-dei-from-the-foreign-service/
• “DEI Executive Orders and Related Litigation” by Michele S. Manceux, L. Maverick Flowers, Michael Kuczynski. Published in National Law Review website February 20, 2025 and available on https://natlawreview.com/article/dei-executive-orders-and-related-litigation
• “Trump admin removes commandant of Coast Guard, citing border failures and focus on DEI” by Natasha Bertrand. Published in CNN website January 21, 2025 and available on https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/politics/trump-admin-removes-coast-guard-leader 

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