Big U.S. companies, including Meta META.O and Alphabet GOOGL.O, have dropped DEI initiatives as Trump's returned to the presidency.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Apple Inc should get rid of any diversity, equity and inclusion rules, one day after company shareholders voted to keep the tech giant's DEI policies. "APPLE SHOULD GET RID OF DEI RULES,

Presidential pressure targets the tech giant's rejection of a plan to roll back DEI measure, including a threat of possible Justice Department investigations.