President Donald Trump Announces We Are Now In A Merit-Based World

Posted • January 26, 2025: 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." 🔥 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! (…)

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