Is The Pentagon Ignoring President Trump's Executive Order That Bans Training Involving Race- And Sex-Based Discrimination?

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley conduct a news conference at the Pentagon, Oct. 28, 2019. DOD

The Hill: Trump, Pentagon collide over anti-diversity training push

President Trump's efforts to appeal to his conservative base by banning certain diversity training is butting up against the Pentagon’s efforts to build a more inclusive military.

The conflict has been prominent this week, as Trump signed an executive order that extended his administration's ban on training involving race- and sex-based discrimination to include the military, federal contractors and grant recipients.

Days later, top Pentagon officials were extolling the virtues of diversity to service members at a virtual town hall and touting the department’s efforts to fight racial bias.

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Update #1: Pentagon pushes ahead on diversity as new Trump executive order halts bias training (McClatchy News)
Update #2: Army Leaders Want to Keep Pace with Diversity in Changing US Population (Military.com).

WNU Editor: It looks like the Pentagon has decided to ignore President Trump's executive order that bans training involving race- and sex-based discrimination. I guess they are calculating that President Trump will ignore them because he is focused on the election, and that in the end it will not make any difference because he will lose the election in November.

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