Trump Directs Suspension of All Federal DEI Employees by Wednesday Evening – One America News Network
OAN Staff Blake Wolf
1:52 PM – Wednesday, January 22, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that federal employees working in DEI offices will be placed on paid leave following President Donald Trump’s executive order that prohibits Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the federal workforce.
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An internal memorandum from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) which instructed all DEI staff to be placed on leave by Wednesday evening was validated by Leavitt.
“Notify all personnel in DEIA offices that they will be placed on paid administrative leave effective immediately as the agency takes action to terminate all DEIA initiatives, offices, and programs,” stated the memo dispatched by Charles Ezell, the Acting Director of the OPM.
“To every reporter inquiring about this: I can confirm with pleasure,” Leavitt remarked in a post on X.