From Air Crash to Inflation, DEI Is Trump’s Latest Bogeyman

President Donald Trump and his senior staff have relied on a common MAGA rebuke for the reasons behind the fires in LA, inflation in the US, and now the deadly plane crash in Washington: diversity, equity and inclusion.

Since taking office just 10 days ago, Trump has issued at least 10 presidential actions, including executive orders and memos, aiming to rid the US of DEI as well as “gender ideology extremism” and other, as he calls it, “woke” policies.

On Thursday, Trump blamed the air collision in Washington between an American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet and a military helicopter ...