President Donald Trump Announces We Are Now in a Merit-Based World

President Donald Trump stopped by Las Vegas Saturday for a quick rally with supporters and announced that the United States is once again a meritocracy. Yes, DEI is dead, or at least being swept under the rug throughout the U.S. government, where it will have to be rooted out.

Uh-oh, though. Trump mentioned that if you have the work ethic, you can get ahead. We learned from that display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture put up a display explaining that believing you can get ahead if you work hard enough is a main component of whiteness. We'll certainly hear the usual suspects (we're looking at you, Joy Reid) complain that this address was racist.

President Trump: "We are now in a MERIT-BASED world. We're a MERIT-BASED country." 🔥 pic.twitter.com/iT8UIRlyKy

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 25, 2025

To be honest, we weren't sure if we'd ever hear that again.

Meritocracy is the ideology of greatness.

I’m so happy it’s back!

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) January 25, 2025

Yes, it is. What a difference a few days makes.

— Ellie A (@EllieGAnders) January 25, 2025

It’s perfect! Merit based hiring is the only way!

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 25, 2025

Gone are the days of the propped up freeloading waste of space employees.

— S. W. (@Erdnase) January 25, 2025

DEI's time is GONE!
Only professionalism, knowledge and personality are important!
Everything else is irrelevant!

— Alexandra B 🇺🇸🇮🇱 🏝 (@Alexand36635968) January 25, 2025

Excellence has returned.

— Dawn Szabo 🇺🇸💛💟✝️ 🙏 (@DawnSza18050064) January 25, 2025

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

— Melanie Hutchinson (@Melanie49390818) January 25, 2025

Hiring the best person for the job seems to be a simple enough concept. We can see a lot of underbrush in the federal government for DOGE to clear.

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