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The Trump administration has ordered French companies with U.S. government contracts to comply with Trump’s executive order that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Companies received letters from the U.S. embassy in Paris with a compliance questionnaire to be completed within five days.

French Finance Minister Eric Lombard plans to address this with U.S. counterparts, stating "This practice reflects the values of the new U.S. government. They are not the same as ours."

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[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Like, how the fuck can you enforce that?

US Auditor: you have a DEI program?

CEO: non

US: what’s with all the woman, gays, and blacks?

CEO: they are jee most qualeefied

US: well…. Get more rich white men in here or we won’t be doing business.

CEO: zat sounds like affirmative action.

US: what?

Please forgive me trying to phonetically type a French accent, but again, this is some seriously dumb shit.

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Nah bud, accent is chef's kiss

[–] QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago
[–] smokin_shinobi@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Where are people organizing? I’m older now and not as plugged in as I used to be.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

They aren't really. At least not in any great numbers.

And that's part of the problem.

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Welp, there go all our business deals with France.

[–] _wizard@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Most likely another "look over here" move.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

Not everything is a distraction and your country needs to stop dismissing everything as one

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Grow a fucking pair French Finance Minister Eric Lombard.

"Little Hands can go fuck himself if he doesn't like it."

When are these people going to fucking attack his narcissism?!

[–] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They told him to fuck off, right?