GOP Lawmaker Slammed For Calling White House Press Secretary ‘DEI Hire’ | Atlanta Daily World
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Photo: Getty Images A GOP lawmaker is facing backlash after referring to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre as a “DEI hire.” On Tuesday (July 2), Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) suggested that Jean-Pierre was only hired to fill a diversity quota. “I couldn’t care less about what @PressSec has to say today,” Boebert tweeted. … Continued

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Photo: Getty Images A GOP lawmaker is facing backlash after referring to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre as a “DEI hire.” On Tuesday (July 2), Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert ® suggested that Jean-Pierre was only hired to fill a diversity quota. “I couldn’t care less about what @PressSec has to say today,” Boebert tweeted. … Continued

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    • RazorsLedge@lemmy.world
      10·
      4 months ago

      I think the implication is that they’re not being chosen solely on their qualifications. So that would imply a lower bar and lower performance.

      • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        4 months ago

        Of course that’s the spin this psychotic cunt is putting on it, but DEI hires are a real thing, and they don’t have to have a bad implication - let’s not let them own this phrase.