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by ahmeneeroe-v2 502 days ago
>This is framed as a mechanism of eliminating DEI programs.

Did we watch the same campaign? Trump absolutely campaigned on ending DEI too. The electorate hates DEI programs. Cutting spending and DEI programs is what got him the popular vote.
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ribadeo 501 days ago
Fox brainwashed viewers hate DEI. 1% (vote margin of win, roughly) electing a person to an office does NOT equal a popular mandate for any particular policy and its silly to claim that the voters hate what you apparently hate.
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ahmeneeroe-v2 501 days ago
Keeping thinking this way and keep losing elections.
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ModernMech 501 days ago
Right, but that's not what this order does. People were locked out of Medicaid payment portals today because of this, how is that shutting down DEI? It seems that they really had no idea what they were shutting down with this, order.
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ty6853 501 days ago
Maslow's hierarchy would tend to suggest that when you shut down the trough to progressive leaning aid recipients they and their reps will tend to negotiate away other mere desires. Not saying you should do that, but Trump is transactional and not above using blunt tactics.
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ModernMech 501 days ago
Yeah but red states and his own voters are the biggest beneficiaries of Medicaid so...
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rUsHeYaFuBu 501 days ago
Their sacrifice is one he's willing to make.
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