Trump-Supporting-Communities-Face ‘Most Suffering’ From His DEI Attacks

Photo: Getty Images Experts say communities that overwhelming supported Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election are experiencing the “most suffering” amid his administration’s attack on DEI, per Time Magazine. On his first day of office, Trump signed an executive order titled “Ending Radical and Waste Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” targeting DEI and environmental-justice initiatives and programs. The administration claimed that its goal was to cut down on spending and end initiatives singling out minorities for help. However, as a result of the executive order, countless numbers of federal government workers have been fired or put on administrative leave, including an EPA staffer who spearheaded an iniative to tackle elevated child lead levels in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The city’s children have dealt with health issues and developmental delays due to lead service lines scattered throughout Clarksburg. In 2023, the EPA’s environmental justice division introduced a new program to increase lead testing for children so elevated levels could be caught early. The program invested $150,000 into lead-testing kits for Harrison County, raising testing rates in children from roughly 8 to 40 percent in several West Virginia counties. With Trump’s mass federal workforce purge and attack on DEI, the future of...