Trump fired him. The ‘DEI Watchlist’ shamed him. Then came 500 job rejections.

I don’t know Dia Harris, but I know lots of civil servants like him who took the oath because they wanted to help others. And who were fired under the false pretense of poor performance simply because they were recently hired or promoted. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/... 🧵

Trump fired him, the ‘DEI Watchlist’ shamed him, then came 500 job rejections: Efforts to purge the govt of DEI programs have taken a major toll on Black workers who now struggle to find jobs. Reporting by @hannahnatanson.bsky.social & @abtran.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

This is someone who made 6-figure salaries with major corporations & took a pay cut to work for the federal government in order to serve people. Not an exaggeration: The administration & conservatives have destroyed his life.

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