Some media outlets still believe companies should keep their DEI initiatives in place.
Last week, CNN reported that removing diversity, equity and inclusion programs could "undo the progress" of making "workplaces more inclusive and supportive." The declining media site added that getting rid of DEI practices in the workplace could also lead to more discrimination and harassment lawsuits.
Since taking office in January, President Trump has signed multiple executive orders demanding that DEI programs and offices in the federal government be eliminated. Some of America's largest corporations like Target and Walmart have already or have announced plans to roll back on their DEI practices, as requested by the president and called for by many consumer.
John Horvat, vice president of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, Property, said DEI, much like CNN, has always been wrong.
"Putting people into offices and into positions just because of a certain mandate or guidelines and not considering the talents and the abilities of a person is always harmful," Horvat said. "People like to be appreciated for what they are, not what they're supposed to be."
Popular fast food chains and giant tech companies are getting their priorities in order too. Horvat wouldn't be surprised if more brand names relaxed or eliminated their DEI plans in the coming months.
"It was a fad that was going around and all the big companies and big universities were doing it, but now they're getting off the boat, just like how they got on it," he said.
President Trump has certainly been the loudest voice on this issue. Horvat said the country would be looking a lot different right now had the election not turned out the way it did.
"His executive orders are just one last blow," said Horvat. "DEI is being deflated and has been shown not to work."