Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” according to a post from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Trump administration calls for all federal DEI staff be put on leave by tonight; What this means for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

The order would cut funding for so-called DEI initiatives across all agencies in order to "end DEI inside the federal government," according to incoming Trump administration officials. Mr. Trump said he will direct the Office of Management and Budget to end all related mandates,

Trump's executive order ends the government's DEI programs, impacting everything from anti-bias training to funding for minority homeowners.