However, Trump’s executive order seeks to prevent companies from making hiring decisions influenced by race or gender.
The directive states: “As a part of this plan, each agency shall identify up to nine potential civil compliance investigations of publicly traded corporations, large non-profit corporations or associations, foundations with assets of 500 million dollars or more, State and local bar and medical associations, and institutions of higher education with endowments over 1 billion dollars.”
The order has sparked significant backlash online. One Twitter user criticized it, saying, “Good for straight white males. Bad for everyone else.”
There has even been widespread public opposition urging that the order be reconsidered.
Basil Smikle Jr., a seasoned political strategist and policy advisor, shared his perspective, stating, “There’s this clear effort to hinder, if not erode, the political and economic power of people of color and women. What it does is opens up the door for more cronyism.”
On the other hand, not everyone opposes the changes introduced by Trump. Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, a Republican, expressed his viewpoint to USA Today reporters: “The best way to stop discriminating against people on the basis of race or gender is to stop discriminating against people on the basis of race and gender.
‘The truth is the American people don’t think about race or gender nearly as much as some folks in Washington want to pretend.”
