Democratic Groups Worry Their DEI Work Will Come Under Attack in the New Trump Era

While political groups have mostly evaded anti-DEI attacks, some are concerned they could lose donors and momentum.

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“No matter what the anti-DEI folks say, that’s the future of America,” Rep. Steven Horsford said. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP

As President Donald Trump and his allies stage an all-out assault on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, Democratic operatives who champion DEI are getting worried: Could political groups be next?

“The threat is real,” Mondale Robinson, a political consultant who founded the Black Male Voter Project, told NOTUS.

“The idea of Donald Trump or anybody targeting Black Male Voter Project because we’re looking to bring equity to Black men, and especially as it pertains to representation in the electoral space, that reality is definitely something that we are aware of,” he said.