End of DEI

How much longer will it take for these major corporations to adopt the shift away from Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in hiring practices, particularly following the potential federal decision to prioritize merit-based hiring under Trump? I can't help but wonder if they will use this change as a pretext for conducting widespread layoffs, much like they discreetly leveraged the shift back to in-office work and the termination of remote positions as justifications for downsizing. It raises concerns about the motivations behind such corporate decisions and whether they will exploit policy changes to mask their restructuring efforts. Nobody is forcing businesses to end DEI but I see this as their next step.