Trump administration orders DEI employees to be put on leave

The US president is pursuing an aggressive push against diversity, equity and inclusion programmes.

United States President Donald Trump’s administration has directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off, as the Republican leader takes aim at initiatives meant to address systemic racism.

An Office of Personnel Management memo, first reported by CBS News, directed agencies to place DEI office staffers on paid leave by…