OAN Staff Blake Wolf
1:52 PM – Wednesday, January 22, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that federal workers operating in DEI offices will be placed on paid leave following President Donald Trump’s executive order barring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs across the federal workforce.
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An internal memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ordering all DEI employees to be placed on leave by Wednesday evening was confirmed by Leavitt.
“Send a notification to all employees of DEIA offices that they are being placed on paid administrative leave effective immediately as…