Thousands of federal DEI employees woke up to discover they are now placed on paid administrative leave, due to a new executive order from President Donald Trump. The president promised to end DEI programs as a candidate and now he's making good. He's also ordered all agencies to come up with a plan to dismiss those employees by the end of the month. Meanwhile, Trump is also dealing with more backlash for his broad Jan. 6 pardons — and is ramping up his immigration policies. READ MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-orders-dei-staff-paid-leave/507-b7c4e97f-b6a0-4291-8d3c-1aacf53b91bd