Ron DeSantis defends Florida's DEI flip-flop
Florida’s Governor reserves the right to change his mind when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
Confronted by a reporter in West Palm Beach about a seeming policy change in so-called DEI initiatives, Ron DeSantis defended his administration’s newfound focus on them by saying he initially didn’t understand what they were.
“I didn’t know what DEI was a couple of years ago as this had taken hold. I mean, it sounds innocuous, right? I thought maybe diversity of ideas, maybe actually have more than one viewpoint. Well, that’s not what it is. What it is, is trying to enforce a political agenda and a political orthodoxy under the auspices of administration,” DeSantis said. “And tha...
