Trump administration warns European firms to adjust to anti-DEI order

The Trump administration is broadening its anti-DEI marketing campaign to European firms.

Authorities officers have reportedly despatched letters to firms in France and the European Union that maintain U.S. authorities contracts, warning them to adjust to an government order banning variety, fairness and inclusion applications in the event that they need to maintain their contracts.

In line with the doc, “Division of State contractors should certify that they don’t function any applications selling DEI that violate any relevant anti-discrimination legal guidelines and agree that such certification is materials for functions of the federal government’s fee choice and subsequently topic to the False Claims Act.”

The letters, distributed by the American embassies in Paris and throughout the E.U. additionally included a questionnaire ordering the businesses to certify their compliance with federal anti-discrimination legal guidelines. The existence of the letter was first reported Friday by the French enterprise day by day Les Echos.

U.S. diplomats in japanese E.U. states and Belgium additionally despatched out the letter, the Monetary Instances reported.

Aviation and protection teams, consulting suppliers and infrastructure firms are among the many French firms probably uncovered to the administration’s calls for.

The transfer comes across the similar time the U.S. Federal Communications Fee has alerted Walt Disney and its ABC unit that it’s going to start an investigation into the DEI efforts on the media large.

The French finance ministry expressed issues concerning the method by the U.S. authorities, saying its values do not replicate that of France. The event underscores rising tensions between the U.S. and Europe, notably because the U.S. threatens tariffs on European items together with automobiles and wine, and challenges European insurance policies, such because the invasion of Ukraine.