Mass. Gov. Healey: Companies Are Abandoning Their DEI Policies Under Threat from Trump While Musk Is Giving Hitler Salutes

Garcia NAVARRO Another place ░░░░░░░░ the federal and state ░░░░░░░░ are linked is on ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has made ░░░░░░░░ back DEI which is ░░░░░░░░ equity and inclusion central ░░░░░░░░ his political project He ░░░░░░░░ said now that he ░░░░░░░░ going to be cutting ░░░░░░░░ funding for schools that ░░░░░░░░ it We don t ░░░░░░░░ exactly what that means ░░░░░░░░ s sort of open ░░░░░░░░ interpretation You ve said ░░░░░░░░ Massachusetts schools are going ░░░░░░░░ stay true to themselves ░░░░░░░░ do you mean by ░░░░░░░░ HEALEY We re gonna ░░░░░░░░ doing what we re ░░░░░░░░ Look I am the ░░░░░░░░ woman in Massachusetts history ░░░░░░░░ be elected governor I ░░░░░░░░ to be the first ░░░░░░░░ person elected governor I ░░░░░░░░ t know where I ░░░░░░░░ be if I didn ░░░░░░░░ have support and legal ░░░░░░░░ against discrimination my entire ░░░░░░░░ I born in 1971 ░░░░░░░░ just around the time ░░░░░░░░ Title IX and I ░░░░░░░░ a career as an ░░░░░░░░ a professional athlete basketball ░░░░░░░░ before I went to ░░░░░░░░ school I think about ░░░░░░░░ that was made possible ░░░░░░░░ me as a woman ░░░░░░░░ there were state and ░░░░░░░░ laws in place that ░░░░░░░░ you know what we ░░░░░░░░ treat everybody fairly Doesn ░░░░░░░░ matter your gender you ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter your ░░░░░░░░ color of your skin ░░░░░░░░ religion I think that ░░░░░░░░ an American principle I ░░░░░░░░ not giving up on ░░░░░░░░ Garcia NAVARRO Even if ░░░░░░░░ means pulling federal funding ░░░░░░░░ I just think enough ░░░░░░░░ need to continue to ░░░░░░░░ out and speak to ░░░░░░░░ that s such a ░░░░░░░░ thing Talk to any ░░░░░░░░ major you know Fortune ░░░░░░░░ company They ll tell ░░░░░░░░ that their bottom line ░░░░░░░░ wise does better when ░░░░░░░░ s more diversity in ░░░░░░░░ room That s not ░░░░░░░░ bad thing It s ░░░░░░░░ good thing it s ░░░░░░░░ them stronger Garcia NAVARRO ░░░░░░░░ of these companies though ░░░░░░░░ ditching their DEI programs ░░░░░░░░ And I don t ░░░░░░░░ why I don t ░░░░░░░░ why I mean I ░░░░░░░░ I know why I ░░░░░░░░ that they they feel ░░░░░░░░ threat of Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ feel the threat of ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump just sort ░░░░░░░░ one in the same ░░░░░░░░ I think that that ░░░░░░░░ what they re responding ░░░░░░░░ It s not right ░░░░░░░░ s not a winner ░░░░░░░░ this country It s ░░░░░░░░ gonna help us be ░░░░░░░░ competitive around the world ░░░░░░░░ removing or doing things ░░░░░░░░ hinder talent in this ░░░░░░░░ and the success of ░░░░░░░░ Garcia NAVARRO Why do ░░░░░░░░ think we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ a backlash to DEI ░░░░░░░░ You know people have ░░░░░░░░ that they do feel ░░░░░░░░ sort of mandated diversity ░░░░░░░░ and inclusion they feel ░░░░░░░░ it hasn t been ░░░░░░░░ to relations between races ░░░░░░░░ ethnicities and that you ░░░░░░░░ there is a feeling ░░░░░░░░ on the right that ░░░░░░░░ has become a sort ░░░░░░░░ left wing orthodoxy HEALEY ░░░░░░░░ know it s it ░░░░░░░░ interesting at a time ░░░░░░░░ the co president Elon ░░░░░░░░ is giving us Hitler ░░░░░░░░ right and espousing anti ░░░░░░░░ things and I just ░░░░░░░░ just find it ironic ░░░░░░░░ like we re gonna ░░░░░░░░ this debate over DEI ░░░░░░░░ it s like effective ░░░░░░░░ the while this is ░░░░░░░░ on over here I ░░░░░░░░ it s just like ░░░░░░░░ Okay So we can ░░░░░░░░ about DEI and whether ░░░░░░░░ are some approaches or ░░░░░░░░ that people want to ░░░░░░░░ at more maybe need ░░░░░░░░ or you know there ░░░░░░░░ be more flexibility in ░░░░░░░░ things but do not ░░░░░░░░ me that we are ░░░░░░░░ to condone and go ░░░░░░░░ a path in government ░░░░░░░░ in corporate America that ░░░░░░░░ women and people of ░░░░░░░░ are no longer at ░░░░░░░░ table and not only ░░░░░░░░ longer at the table ░░░░░░░░ will not be supported ░░░░░░░░ along the way I ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately what s happened ░░░░░░░░ the moment we ve ░░░░░░░░ a lot a capitulation ░░░░░░░░ have seen a lot ░░░░░░░░ people trying to hedge ░░░░░░░░ bets You mean to ░░░░░░░░ me that s good ░░░░░░░░ America? Come on.”