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Bruce Golding

Trump's Pick To Lead FCC Vows To Gut Agency's DEI Program

Commissioner Brendan Carr of the Federal Communications Commission testifies at a House subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2022. (Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission vowed Monday to end the agency's efforts to boost diversity, equity and inclusion as part of its mission.

"The FCC's most recent budget request said that promoting DEI was the agency's second highest strategic goal," FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote on social media. "Starting next year, the FCC will end its promotion of DEI."

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