Trump's Latest Target In His Anti-DEI Rampage: Blind Workers

Education Secretary Linda McMahon has apparently decided that giving blind contractors priority at Army dining halls "adversely affects" U.S. interests.

The Department of the Army plans to “limit” a longstanding contracting preference the federal government has given to blind vendors, according to a notice scheduled to be published in the federal register this week.

The notice states that Army dining halls will no longer give blind applicants the same priority after the Trump administration determined doing so “adversely affects the interests of the United States.”

The decision was made by Trump’s education secretary, Linda McMahon, the former professional wrestling CEO, according to the notice. The Education Department oversees what’s known as the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program, which was created during the Great Depression to help integrate blind workers into the U.S. workforce due to discrimination.

An Education Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. Nor did the agency official listed on the notice as the contact for questions.

The change at the Army appears to be part of Trump’s broader attack on any government policy aimed at boosting underrepresented groups in the country’s workforce. Advocacy groups representing workers with disabilities could end up suing in an attempt to stop it, arguing the change is unlawful.