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Do we shy away from it? Do we rename it? Is it just that the acronym is toxic in itself? You've seen multiple actions at this point. to follow through on what during the campaign was fiery rhetoric, but now seems to be an attempt to be at least one piece of reshaping this administration in a way that's aligned with the president.

It's worth remembering, too, that the previous administration signed executive orders to put racial equity essentially at the center of almost all their policymaking, including the hiring practices, you know, of the administration and just how sort of the structure of each agency, too.

It's worth remembering, too, that the previous administration signed executive orders to put racial equity essentially at the center of almost all their policymaking, including the hiring practices, you know, of the administration and just how sort of the structure of each agency, too.

DEI, you know, even if it doesn't say it on your title, the fear here is palpable because people, even if you were working on, say, infrastructure investing or, you know, climate programs, there was still a focus on racial equity there the past four years. So you do have agency employees here almost wondering, you know, will they be next in a way?

DEI, you know, even if it doesn't say it on your title, the fear here is palpable because people, even if you were working on, say, infrastructure investing or, you know, climate programs, there was still a focus on racial equity there the past four years. So you do have agency employees here almost wondering, you know, will they be next in a way?

You were just talking, Maggie, about also just how much loyalty is important to this president when it comes to the people that he brings in, when it comes to the actions that he's doing.

You were just talking, Maggie, about also just how much loyalty is important to this president when it comes to the people that he brings in, when it comes to the actions that he's doing.

It is just interesting to square the argument of our previous topic of, you know, going after these DEI programs to have a government that's more based off merit when at the same time this president also we know is doing loyalty tests for people coming in. Hmm. That's not exactly merit. That's not merit as a top priority. That's loyalty as a top priority.

It is just interesting to square the argument of our previous topic of, you know, going after these DEI programs to have a government that's more based off merit when at the same time this president also we know is doing loyalty tests for people coming in. Hmm. That's not exactly merit. That's not merit as a top priority. That's loyalty as a top priority.

And the president's going to be asked about this topic. You know, he already has been asked about it in the White House while he was signing an executive order. He was pressed and asked, now that you've done these pardons, do you think there's essentially a place for the Proud Boys, for these groups, quote, in the political conversation?

And the president's going to be asked about this topic. You know, he already has been asked about it in the White House while he was signing an executive order. He was pressed and asked, now that you've done these pardons, do you think there's essentially a place for the Proud Boys, for these groups, quote, in the political conversation?

And the president responded by saying, well, we'll have to see and then criticize their sentencing as well. So we'll have to watch, too, now that this has happened, will the president of the United States also continue to amplify these groups as well?

And the president responded by saying, well, we'll have to see and then criticize their sentencing as well. So we'll have to watch, too, now that this has happened, will the president of the United States also continue to amplify these groups as well?

Yeah, that's right. I mean, we've been talking about this topic of retribution, right? And we have heard comments from the president's allies, including some in Congress, who have talked about wanting to pursue investigations of those that were on the committee set up to investigate the attack on the Capitol. That is looking back.

Yeah, that's right. I mean, we've been talking about this topic of retribution, right? And we have heard comments from the president's allies, including some in Congress, who have talked about wanting to pursue investigations of those that were on the committee set up to investigate the attack on the Capitol. That is looking back.

It's just looking back in a way that aligns with the president's political priorities.

It's just looking back in a way that aligns with the president's political priorities.

Some of the Democrats who received a pardon didn't think it was a good idea as well. Members of the committee? You had Adam Schiff saying that he thought it was unwise to receive a pardon. Got a pardon anyway. Yeah, he did. He did. Now, some did want one. Benny Thompson, who was also on the J6 committee, was in conversations with the White House about this.

Some of the Democrats who received a pardon didn't think it was a good idea as well. Members of the committee? You had Adam Schiff saying that he thought it was unwise to receive a pardon. Got a pardon anyway. Yeah, he did. He did. Now, some did want one. Benny Thompson, who was also on the J6 committee, was in conversations with the White House about this.

And he did say that he was open to receiving one. But just by the comments of some of those who received it and sort of the mixed responses, you can see just how sort of polarizing this was.