The White House·Oct 28, 2026, 5:05 PM ET

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ended the Illegal and Discriminatory Practices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

President Trump signed multiple Executive Orders & Presidential Memorums between 2025 & 2026 to terminate DEI programs in the Federal government, armed forces, foreign service, contracting, & education.
Federal agencies including the FAA, Department of Education, & Department of Homeland Security eliminated diversity-based hiring policies & suspended funding for institutions failing to comply with merit-based standards.
The administration secured settlements totaling over $500 million from universities such as Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Northwestern, & the University of Virginia for non-compliance with anti-DEI laws.
Investigations & funding freezes were launched against Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, & UC Irvine due to alleged racial discrimination & DEI violations.
Major private sector entities including S&P 500 companies, Goldman Sachs, T-Mobile, Deloitte, Accenture, & law firm Milbank LLP eliminated DEI programs or paid settlements for discriminatory practices.
The Small Business Administration dismantled race-based admissions in the 8(a) program, while the FCC conditioned media acquisitions on the removal of DEI policies.
The Trump Administration terminated over 104 DEI-related contracts worth more than $1 billion & cut hundreds of millions in grants from the Department of Education, Energy, EPA, HHS, Transportation, & Agriculture.
The administration removed DEI guidelines from federal hiring, rescinded the Digital Equity Act, & reinstated objective testing standards for government employment.
The U.S. withdrew from UNESCO & the Department of State replaced the Foreign Service Officer Test with a merit-based structure.
The Department of Justice dismissed lawsuits against public safety departments for using race-neutral hiring mechanisms & challenged state affirmative action policies.