Trump to sign order eliminating DEI from military

US President Donald Trump is expected to officially move on Monday to remove diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from the defence department, one of several military-focused executive orders expected today.

A second order will task US officials with formulating a policy on transgender troops.

A third executive order will reinstate military personnel who were discharged for refusing Covid-19 vaccines.

Removing DEI programmes from within the federal government was a central campaign promise of Trump's - and one that he moved swiftly to implement upon taking office last week.

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