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The Trump Administration launched a campaign of exclusionfrom the first day he took office. It has manifested itself in many forms, and we’re primarily focusing on the most egregious, the anti-DEI mandate. It has an enormous impact on the life of our country, including today’s podcast’s focus, the military establishment.
DEI, or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, is the concept andprocess of supporting the equitable treatment of potential employees, students and, in this case, officers, among others, from underrepresented groups who may have been excluded in the past. These include people of color and women.
But for the Trump Administration, its goal is to dismantleany construct it views as being driven by DEI principles. At its core, it’s racist and sexist, and its enablers include the Republican-controlled Congress, the President and his Cabinet. And one such cabinet member, in particular, is Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense.