Summary
Denmark and the Netherlands criticized Trump’s demand that foreign companies with U.S. government contracts eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Denmark called for a coordinated EU response, labeling the move a potential trade barrier.
The Trump administration sent letters to European firms—including in France and Belgium—warning they must comply with a DEI ban or risk losing U.S. contracts.
European officials condemned the letters, defending DEI as essential to corporate responsibility. The EU Commission is reviewing the situation, while the U.S. State Department called the effort a compliance measure.
The message is: don’t do business with the USA. Find other, more reliable trading partners. It may be a loss in the short term, but bowing to fascist imperialism and white supremacist ideology will be a much bigger loss overall.
Not really the message since the US pays big bucks for contracting, and these companies make a lot of money off it
And they might decide on a whim that the contract is no longer valid for reasons made up yesterday.
Doesn’t matter how much money the contract promises you if you can’t know if it’s going to be honoured.
Yea anyways. Back here on planet earth where people are making businesses for money, US contracts are hella worth it.
Okay, I have a business offer for you: you deliver me a package of cookies every day and I’ll pay you $1 million at the end of the month. Great offer right?
Were* worth it. It’s not going to be worth it anymore.