President Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, spent the four years fighting lawsuits against corporations who deployed diversity initiatives between Trump administrations. The question now is whether Miller will use the government to continue his crusade on behalf of white people.
Mother Jones reported on Monday that Miller's organization, America First Legal (AFL), has sent 20 letters to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) demanding investigations.
In a 2023 letter, Miller alleged that NASCAR should be probed for their diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). Out of "42 drivers on the entry list for the 2024 Daytona 500, one was Black," the report said. There were no women racing that year.
"Other targets, deemed 'woke corporations' by AFL, included Nordstrom, Major League Baseball, Tyson Foods, Anheuser-Busch, Morgan Stanley, and several major airlines," the report cited.
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Trump's administration has been in office for over a month, and it hasn't yet begun pursuing lawsuits against some of these companies. Instead, it has been more focused on eliminating government staff. Thus far, "two of four EEOC commissioners " have been fired, and anti-DEIA enthusiast Andrea Lucas has been added as the acting chair.
In a statement about the appointment, she indicated she would prioritize "rooting out unlawful DEI-motivated race and sex discrimination."
"The new kids in town may very well use the complaints authored by Miller’s group as a blueprint for future, but meritless, EEOC charges," MoJo warned.
One legal explanation website wrote that the EEOC was created to enforce federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Over the decades, the commission has, among other things, ended the practice of firing women once they get married.
In the past week, however, EEOC staff revealed they have been "told to prioritize complaints from workers who allege they faced discrimination for being American-born or part of a non-minority group."
The report added a "unique code for DEIA-motivated discrimination" was put into the complaint system.
"These efforts are seemingly designed to hijack the EEOC’s mission ... to one that seeks to punish companies for making modest efforts to level the playing field on their behalf," MoJo flagged.
