The newly sworn-in President has directed all federal agencies to put an end to inclusion programs and restore “merit-based” hirings. Government departments have been ordered to put all DEI staff on paid leave until plans are developed to lay them off.

The new cabinet has also vowed to take a tough stance on immigration through a spate of executive orders expected to give federal agencies more power to tackle illegal immigration. Mr Trump has also ordered to put an end to birthright citizenship, a move strongly condemned by rights groups and several states, 22 of which have launched legal action against what they argue is unconstitutional.

In the second half of the show, we talk about the new administration’s foreign and trade policy.

9:05am-9:30am: Donald Trump's war against diversity policies

9:05am-9:30am: Ron McNinch, Associate Professor of Public Administration, University of Guam

9:05am-9:30am: Kendall Johnson, Head of the School of English and former Director of the American Studies Programme, The University of Hong Kong

9:30am-10:00am: Foreign and trade policy under Trump 2.0

9:30am-10:00am: Jim Rogers, veteran investor and author

9:30am-10:00am: Steven Okun, CEO of APAC Advisors

9:30am-10:00am: Kendall Johnson, Head of the School of English and former Director of the American Studies Programme, The University of Hong Kong