DrWeb<p><strong>Trump has weaponized the government to replace ‘wokeness’ with his version of diversity | CNN Politics</strong></p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/30/politics/dei-anti-woke-trump-administration-analysis" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>Protestors for and against affirmative action shout at each outside of the Supreme Court of the United States on June 29, 2023, in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images / File<p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/politics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Politics</a>• 5 min read</p><p><strong>Trump has weaponized the government to replace ‘wokeness’ with his version of diversity</strong></p><p>Analysis by <a href="https://www.cnn.com/profiles/z-byron-wolf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/profiles/z-byron-wolf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Zachary B. Wolf</a>, Updated 11 hr ago<a href="https://www.cnn.com/follow" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> </a></p><p><em>A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free </em><a href="https://www.cnn.com/newsletters/what-matters?source=nl-acq_article" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p><p>It’s not news that the government is using withheld federal funds, the threat of blocked mergers and other strong-arm tactics to exploit pressure points and impose President Donald Trump’s version of diversity on the country.</p><p>It is new that the efforts are yielding results.</p><p>In higher education: The Department of Justice has transformed its <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/28/politics/justice-department-civil-rights-division-resignations" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Civil Rights Division</a> into a strike team against what it views as unwarranted and illegal diversity efforts in higher education.</p><p>In private enterprise: The Federal Communications Commission approved a $6 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance only after in-writing promises to dismantle diversity initiatives.</p><p>In the media: That Paramount merger also hinged on commitments that CBS News’ “reporting will be fair, unbiased, and fact-based.” Given the furor raised by Trump and others over “60 Minutes,” the implication is that there will be changes. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/24/media/fcc-skydance-paramount-merger-approved" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read CNN’s full report.</a></p><p>Just as its parent company was agreeing to a diversity of opinions in programming, CBS also, coincidentally, cited financial losses to cancel “The Late Show” with Trump critic Stephen Colbert, who called Paramount’s settling of a lawsuit with Trump related to “60 Minutes” a “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzvx3L3DQb8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">big fat bribe</a>.”</p><p>In sports: There’s no evidence yet that Trump is willing to follow through on his threat to hold up a new stadium for Washington’s football team, now called the Commanders, unless owners revert to calling it the Redskins. The team has rejected the idea. Then again, pre-season camps are just now underway and Trump has been out of the country.</p><blockquote></blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/30/politics/dei-anti-woke-trump-administration-analysis" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump has weaponized the government to replace ‘wokeness’ with his version of diversity | CNN Politics</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/books/" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/cnn/" target="_blank">#CNN</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/cnn-politics/" target="_blank">#CNNPolitics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/cnn-what-matters/" target="_blank">#CNNWhatMatters</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/dei/" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library/" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/racism/" target="_blank">#Racism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/weaponized/" target="_blank">#Weaponized</a></p>