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As an employee of Target, I wanted to believe that the ending of DEI initiatives wasn't huge deal and just bad timing. I'm starting to think it is not a coincidence given the initiatives started at the beginning of Biden's administration.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Feb 19
Almost a month after Target said it was ending some of its DEI programs, the company is facing backlash from customers, the heirs to one of its founders and civil rights activists.
Target retreated on DEI. Then came the backlash | CNN Business
Target is facing backlash for its DEI pullback from customers, the heirs to one of its founders and civil rights activists.
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February 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Some things to know about General Brown:

- 41 years of military service
- F16 fighter pilot and instructor with 3000 flight hours, 130 in combat
- Master’s in aeronautical science
- son of a U.S. Army colonel and Vietnam veteran
- grandson of a WW2 veteran
Trump’s purge at the Pentagon is just the start.

Last night he fired the highly-regarded General C Q Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replaced him with a retired three-star general, Dan Caine, who on their first meeting put on a MAGA cap and said ‘I love you, sir.’
February 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM