The White House has announced significant savings after cuts to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs across the federal government, amounting to $2.3 billion. This move aligns with President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to eliminate DEI initiatives and enhance government efficiency.

“DEI seeks to divide and pit Americans against each other based on immutable characteristics. President Trump put an end to it,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier this month.

The newly released report shows that the Department of Education saw the largest savings, with cuts totaling nearly $800 million.

Other significant reductions were reported at the Environmental Protection Agency ($281.7 million), the Department of Labor ($245.6 million) and Health and Human Services ($211.4 million).

The report also noted that DEI was a requirement for promotion at the State Department. A $7.3 million grant was awarded to a Nebraska school district committed to hiring non-white counselors. Additionally, millions were spent on DEI training and videos.

The cuts have led to the loss of hundreds of federal jobs, with 745 DEI employees on leave and 134 either retiring or resigning.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., criticized the cuts in February, pointing out, “Dismantling decades of civil rights progress, upending livelihoods, incomes and lives and adversary upending something they claim to care about the GDP. Because all data supports that diversity, equity and inclusion is actually good business.”

Some companies have followed the White House’s lead in rolling back DEI programs, including mazon, Google, McDonald’s, Meta, Target and Walmart. Others, including Delta Airlines, Costco and American Express, have continued to support their DEI efforts and policies.

In March, Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” outlining a plan to reshape how federally funded museums — and the Smithsonian in particular — approach race, identity and American values. The order doesn’t directly censor specific exhibits, but it establishes a federal review process led by Vice President JD Vance, who will oversee content related to race and gender identity.

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