House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., called out diversity, equity, and inclusion doctrine on Friday saying the initiative distracted law enforcement agencies from their primary task of protecting the public.
Speaking to WWL out of New Orleans, Scalise discussed the recent terrorist attack in his home state of Lousiana. Early Wednesday morning, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens of others before being shot to death by police, according to authorities.
Scalise questioned how many federal and state agencies tasked with protecting civilians have gone down the time-consuming rabbit hole of the diversity movement. “Some of these agencies have gotten so wrapped up in the DEI movement. You know, call it wokeness, call it whatever you want,” he said, adding, “but where their main focus is on diversity and inclusion as opposed to security. And they’re two very different things. And we’ve got to get back to that core mission.”
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