West Point disbands gender-based, race clubs in Trump's DEI sweep

West Point has disbanded a fig of identity-based clubs astatine the subject academy to comply with President Donald Trump’s enforcement orders and caller Pentagon guidance, Fox News has confirmed. 

Some of the clubs nary longer sanctioned by the assemblage see the Asian-Pacific Forum, the Korean-American relations seminar, the Latin Cultural Club, the National Society of Black Engineers Club and the Society of Women Engineers Club. 

The U.S. Military Academy communications bureau said the clubs had been dissolved due to the fact that they were affiliated with the DEI office. 

"In accordance with caller guidance, the U.S. Military Academy is reviewing programs and activities affiliated with our erstwhile bureau of diversity, equity and inclusion," the bureau told Fox News Digital successful a statement. "The clubs disbanded yesterday were sponsored by that office."

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Trump has instituted sweeping policies to eradicate DEI crossed the national authorities since taking office. 

A twelve clubs were disbanded, according to the memo, portion different clubs person had their activities paused until the directorate of cadet activities tin reappraisal and revalidate their status. 

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"More than 1 100 clubs stay astatine the U.S. Military Academy, and our enactment volition proceed to supply opportunities for cadets to prosecute their academic, military, and carnal fittingness interests portion pursuing Army policy, directives, and guidance."

The memo, circulated astir the assemblage and verified by Fox News Digital, says specified clubs are nary longer permitted to "use authorities time, resources oregon facilities." 

Last year, the Supreme Court eliminated race- and gender-based admissions policies astatine universities but near a carve-out for subject institutions similar West Point. It aboriginal rejected a situation to the exceptions for subject academies, allowing their affirmative enactment programs to determination forward. 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote precocious past period successful a memo that DEI practices are "incompatible" with the values of DOD and instructed the Pentagon to halt celebrating "identity" months similar Black History Month and Pride Month.