Andrew Prokop

Richard, was corporate America actually complaining? Because it seems like if you run a big American corporation, I don't know, I would look at the idea of diversity and I would say, oh, this is a good thing because I want to sell things to American people. And therefore, having people within the company at a very high level who understand how to sell things to American people is a great thing.

Good if they come from all kinds of backgrounds. Like, I just wonder, whose part were you taking here?

Good if they come from all kinds of backgrounds. Like, I just wonder, whose part were you taking here?

Good if they come from all kinds of backgrounds. Like, I just wonder, whose part were you taking here?

So the day President Trump puts an end to DEI, the day he puts an end to the executive order, what was your reaction?

So the day President Trump puts an end to DEI, the day he puts an end to the executive order, what was your reaction?

So the day President Trump puts an end to DEI, the day he puts an end to the executive order, what was your reaction?

The Trump administration did what you wanted. It eliminated DEI. And then it put Pete Hegseth in charge of the Pentagon and Kash Patel in charge of the FBI and Dan Bongino as the deputy director of the FBI. These gentlemen are not merit picks. And these are obvious examples. But this is why Americans... who are skeptical of your argument will say, look, you're never really going to get merit.

The Trump administration did what you wanted. It eliminated DEI. And then it put Pete Hegseth in charge of the Pentagon and Kash Patel in charge of the FBI and Dan Bongino as the deputy director of the FBI. These gentlemen are not merit picks. And these are obvious examples. But this is why Americans... who are skeptical of your argument will say, look, you're never really going to get merit.

The Trump administration did what you wanted. It eliminated DEI. And then it put Pete Hegseth in charge of the Pentagon and Kash Patel in charge of the FBI and Dan Bongino as the deputy director of the FBI. These gentlemen are not merit picks. And these are obvious examples. But this is why Americans... who are skeptical of your argument will say, look, you're never really going to get merit.

If we eliminate DEI, we're going to go back to, you know, the president picks a guy who he thinks looks handsome on TV. Do you put any stock in that argument?

If we eliminate DEI, we're going to go back to, you know, the president picks a guy who he thinks looks handsome on TV. Do you put any stock in that argument?

If we eliminate DEI, we're going to go back to, you know, the president picks a guy who he thinks looks handsome on TV. Do you put any stock in that argument?

You've clearly become disenchanted with MAGA. You wrote a piece this week that's making the rounds. It's called Liberals Only Censor Musk Seeks to Lobotomize. What happened, Richard?

You've clearly become disenchanted with MAGA. You wrote a piece this week that's making the rounds. It's called Liberals Only Censor Musk Seeks to Lobotomize. What happened, Richard?

You've clearly become disenchanted with MAGA. You wrote a piece this week that's making the rounds. It's called Liberals Only Censor Musk Seeks to Lobotomize. What happened, Richard?

How do you feel about this movement that you are a part of descending into what we have today?

How do you feel about this movement that you are a part of descending into what we have today?

How do you feel about this movement that you are a part of descending into what we have today?

Richard Hanania. The book is The Origins of Woke. He's also on Substack and he is still on Twitter. Dropping in our feed on Sunday, some of you called to ask whether DEI was ever anything more than performance. Our new weekend show is going to give you some answers. Miles Bryan produced today's episode with an assist from Carla Javier. Amina El-Sadi is our editor.