President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to overhaul the federal hiring process and prioritize merit, making “equity” no longer an acceptable purpose for hiring someone.
Trump signed the order which says that the government will now prioritize hiring based on skills, experience and patriotism and not things like “equity.” The executive order was one of the many signed by Trump his first day back to reverse policies put in place by President Joe Biden and implement reform.
“This is a big deal. Merit. Our country’s going to be based on merit again, can you believe it?” Trump said as he signed the executive order.
🚨 President Trump restores merit-based hiring to the federal government pic.twitter.com/zcPsOO1EsL
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