The FBI has gotten the message after the election of President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
The agency closed its office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in December, the month after the presidential election.<\/p>\n
In recent weeks, the FBI took steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), effective by December 2024,\u201d the agency said to Fox News.<\/p>\n
This month Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn sent a letter to the FBI director claiming that \u201cradical\u201d DEI practices had \u201cendangered\u201d Americans after the terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the facts surrounding this unconscionable attack continue to emerge, what we know is deeply troubling: the suspect was in possession of weapons, improvised explosive devices, and an ISIS flag. This horrific incident constitutes a blatant act of terror on the American homeland, and the people of our country deserve to know whether federal law enforcement agencies can sufficiently prevent and respond to such incidents,\u201d she said in her letter.<\/p>\n
To that end, I am deeply concerned that\u2014under your leadership\u2014the Bureau has prioritized Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives over its core mission of protecting the American people,\u201d the senator said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost recently, in a striking example of tone deafness, the New Orleans FBI Field office thought it important to brag on X about how many bracelets its agents had collected. Your decision to prioritize politics, pop culture, or almost anything else over your mission to protect the public has put Americans in harm\u2019s way, and the January 1 terror attack was the inevitable consequence,\u201d she said in her letter.<\/p>\n
\u201cPut simply, your focus on woke DEI initiatives at the FBI has endangered our national security and the lives of all Americans. Americans now feel increasingly unsafe because of incidents like the January 1 terror attack, and the FBI\u2019s<\/p>\n
prioritization of diversity over competence shows that their concerns are well founded. Fortunately, the American people have spoken, and President Trump will soon bring law and order back to our nation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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