Recent reports from political journalist Susan Crabtree on X have sparked concerns about the implementation of President Trump’s executive order aimed at eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs within federal agencies. According to Crabtree, sources within the U.S. Secret Service have raised doubts about how quickly and thoroughly the agency’s new leadership, appointed under Trump’s directive, is adhering to the mandate to halt DEI initiatives,
particularly in hiring and training priorities. Internal Resistance to the Policy Shift Sources within the Secret Service have indicated that some DEI-related practices are still being implemented, despite the administration’s clear directive to dismantle these programs. One of the examples mentioned in Crabtree’s report involves a transgender special agent trainee. This individual, assigned female at birth, transitioned to male but expressed a desire to continue using female physical training standards and preferred to be addressed with feminine pronouns.