Jasmine Wright: Far-Right Republicans Are Really Trying to Target DEI and Racial Inequality Promoting Within the School System

BERMAN It is interesting ░░░░░░░░ hear always return power ░░░░░░░░ to the states States ░░░░░░░░ the power Local governments ░░░░░░░░ the power largely over ░░░░░░░░ and control some 90 ░░░░░░░░ of the funding And ░░░░░░░░ polling on this is ░░░░░░░░ a majority of Americans ░░░░░░░░ gutting the Department of ░░░░░░░░ But as you said ░░░░░░░░ s still very popular ░░░░░░░░ the Republican base WRIGHT ░░░░░░░░ it s extremely popular ░░░░░░░░ the Republican base If ░░░░░░░░ ever attended a Trump ░░░░░░░░ he would go on ░░░░░░░░ and say this and ░░░░░░░░ crowd would really go ░░░░░░░░ This is something that ░░░░░░░░ MAGA base and some ░░░░░░░░ the far right Republicans ░░░░░░░░ really zeroed in on ░░░░░░░░ of this idea that ░░░░░░░░ is you know DEI ░░░░░░░░ or racial inequality promoting ░░░░░░░░ the school system putting ░░░░░░░░ group of people over ░░░░░░░░ really trying to target ░░░░░░░░ But already John I ░░░░░░░░ say that the administration ░░░░░░░░ already moved to change ░░░░░░░░ culture at schools so ░░░░░░░░ We know just yesterday ░░░░░░░░ they stripped Pennsylvania University ░░░░░░░░ million for them continuing ░░░░░░░░ have a transgender swimmer ░░░░░░░░ at that school We ░░░░░░░░ that today Columbia University ░░░░░░░░ to respond to the ░░░░░░░░ House who has demanded ░░░░░░░░ overall their own culture ░░░░░░░░ their own culture or ░░░░░░░░ lose 400 million in ░░░░░░░░ spending And of course ░░░░░░░░ ve seen over the ░░░░░░░░ of days that they ░░░░░░░░ really been increasing their ░░░░░░░░ of pro Palestinian protesters ░░░░░░░░ are here on student ░░░░░░░░ And so already the ░░░░░░░░ at these schools both ░░░░░░░░ higher education and lower ░░░░░░░░ are continuing to change ░░░░░░░░ I think this will ░░░░░░░░ the most full sale ░░░░░░░░ that they ve done ░░░░░░░░ course it s going ░░░░░░░░ be you know susceptible ░░░░░░░░ legal challenges But I ░░░░░░░░ what we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ the last few days ░░░░░░░░ USAID and all these ░░░░░░░░ of other agencies that ░░░░░░░░ administration has moved to ░░░░░░░░ even if a district ░░░░░░░░ says listen you ve ░░░░░░░░ to bring all these ░░░░░░░░ back it s been ░░░░░░░░ that it s difficult ░░░░░░░░ claw these things back ░░░░░░░░ get people back hired ░░░░░░░░ they could be hired ░░░░░░░░ a really unstable environment ░░░░░░░░ you don t know ░░░░░░░░ court is going to ░░░░░░░░ what.”