US EditionSen. Kelly Says Trump’s DEI Remarks on Plane Crash Reflect ‘Poor Leadership’
- In March 2025, a lawsuit was initiated before the Merit Systems Protection Board alleging that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated numerous federal employees involved in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives throughout the government.
- The firings followed an April 2025 executive order from Trump that dismantled federal DEI initiatives, reversing decades of civil rights protections and targeting workers perceived as opposing the Trump 2.0 doctrine.
- Affected workers include many Black women career civil servants, such as Crowner and Pyatt, who described sudden leave placements and inability to obtain explanations, while diversity programs had previously been integral to agency policies.
- Plaintiff attorney Kelly Dermody stated that around 90% of the employees terminated were women or nonbinary individuals, and noted that in his executive orders, Trump described diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives as "radical and wasteful" government programs involving preferential treatment.
- The case alleges constitutional violations and argues that these firings harm the federal workforce diversity and the American public, while assessments show agencies with diverse staffs faced nearly 46% staff reductions, especially among Black women.
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Trump's DOT Is Spending Millions to Investigate If DEI Is to Blame for Plane Crashes
In late January, just hours after the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster in more than 20 years—and as families and the nation were still grieving—President Donald Trump, without evidence, blamed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for the crash that killed 67 people near Washington’s Reagan National Airport. “Trump blamed former President Joe Biden’s administration for encouraging the Federal Aviation Administration to recruit workers ‘who suff…
Trump Investigating Whether DEI Causes Plane Crashes
“When President Donald Trump blamed diversity, equity, and inclusion programs for the deadly January crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, some aviation officials were appalled. Some were simply perplexed. But few officials inside the Federal Aviation Administration took the president’s remarks seriously,” The Atlantic reports. “Not so for the political leadership of the Department of Transportation. The FAA’s parent agency agreed …
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