"Dean Phillips Faces Backlash for Removing DEI from Campaign Website After Ackman Donation"

Representative Dean Phillips, who is challenging President Biden in the primary, removed "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" from his campaign website and replaced it with "Equity and Restorative Justice" after receiving a $1 million donation from billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who has been critical of DEI programs. Ackman stated that Phillips "didn't understand DEI until recently" and had sent him articles to distinguish the "D.E.I. movement" from diversity and inclusion principles.