r/moderatepolitics • u/Interesting_Total_98 • 1d ago

News Article Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/us/politics/trump-administration-exodus-of-lawyers.html
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u/MetersYards 1d ago

But something DEI related 500 comments.

DEI is more emotionally divisive from both ends.

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u/Another-attempt42 1d ago

But this is what people accused DEI of being.

The Trump administration is full to the brim with people of questionable competency, but they're there because they are loyal to Trump.

The main critique of DEI is that it throttled competency.

It's DEI, but for Republicans. That's it. It should be as divisive, but isn't, because Republicans aren't held to the same standard of competency regardless. We now assume "of course this was poorly done, it was done by someone in a GOP admin".

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u/MetersYards 1d ago

The main critique of DEI is that it throttled competency.

Throttled competency due to immutable characteristics.

Are you claiming loyalty to Trump is an immutable characteristic?

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u/Another-attempt42 1d ago

No, but to suggest that we got rid of DEI to promote meritocracy when the administration is made up of... well... look at it...

Is laughable.

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