Republicans obsess over DEI but don't give a damn about experience when a white guy is up for the job.

[applegrove]

https://bsky.app/profile/davidcorn.bsky.social/post/3lfqjomk3ws2a

David Corn:

Republicans obsess over DEI but don’t give a damn about experience when a white guy is up for the job:

"Senators grill Hegseth as more Trump nominees prepare for confirmation process" CNN

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-cabinet-confirmation-hearings-01-14-25#cm5x41urj000j3b6m1go1avac?utm_medium=social&utm_source=blueskyCNN&utm_content=2025-01-15T00%3A29%3A11

[tulipsandroses]

1. This is exactly why they have a problem with DEI. White men should not suffer the indignity of competing

against qualified minorities or women.
A white male should go into any interview with the confidence that he can get the position based on his whiteness and maleness.

[brush]

2. Yep, white, male privilege trumps all that experience crap.

[Blue_Tires]

3. That's the whole point...

[Uncle Joe]

4. They need a Secretary of Defense that will unquestionably follow oligarch orders

Thanks for the thread applegrove

[applegrove]

5. De rien oncle Joe.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. Hegseth is the real DEI hire

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