Overview
- Speaking to The New York Times, the president said protections born of the 1960s Civil Rights Act kept qualified white people from colleges and jobs and amounted to reverse discrimination.
- EEOC chair Andrea Lucas posted a December video urging white men who believe they faced workplace bias to file claims, saying they may recover money under federal civil-rights laws.
- Since taking office, the administration has ordered the dismantling of DEI offices and shifted enforcement priorities toward what it calls merit-based practices across agencies.
- Vice President J.D. Vance and senior aides amplified the push, encouraging white men to contact the EEOC and criticizing DEI as discriminatory, aligning with conservative policy roadmaps.
- Civil-rights leaders, including NAACP president Derrick Johnson, rejected the claims as unfounded, even as reporting notes stepped-up scrutiny of corporate DEI programs and intensifying legal and political fights.