#shorts On 6/2/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “issue of the admissions — affirmative action admissions in colleges. What are you bracing for or what are you planning for in the weeks and weeks to come?

KJP: So, look, that’s something that the Department of Justice … So, I would refer you to the Department of Justice. Look, when it comes to equity — when it comes to racial equity: When the President walked into this administration, he talked about — I mentioned this mo- — moments ago about the four crises that we needed to deal with. Racial equity was one of them. And that’s why this President has taken steps since almost day one to make sure the federal government, every agency in particular — he signed an executive order making sure that there was racial equity coming out of the agencies.

Q: colleges affirmative action admissions A: racial equity coming out of every agency