President Trump’s policy initiatives appear driven by various motives, including retribution, personal enrichment, narcissism, petulance, and perhaps more. Yet an underlying goal in the President’s agenda is white supremacy. At its core, MAGA means MAWA: Making America White Again. Fueled by racism, the so-called “Great Replacement Theory,” which motivates Trump and his followers, envisions a white population confronting and thwarting what they see as an “invasion” by nonwhite migrants, aa well as the higher birthrates of Black and Brown families.

The second Trump administration has sought to eliminate DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) in hiring and admission policies of government agencies, universities, and corporations; and in educational and entertainment programs in public schools, libraries, and cultural institutions. Claiming that diversity goals and affirmative action place minority hiring and admissions ahead of competence, Trump and his followers assail DEI as racism against white Americans. They fail to see that DEI programs were adopted to allow people of color to compete for school admissions, jobs and public contracts on an equal basis. DEI was meant to correct centuries of intended exclusion.

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