US Embassy demanded Stockholm officials comply with Trump's anti-DEI policies. They refused

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

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The U.S. Embassy in Sweden sent a letter to Stockholm's city planning department stating that U.S. State Department contractors must comply with the Trump administration's anti-diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

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Claims circulating online in early May 2025 alleged the United States Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, sent a letter to Stockholm's city planning department stating that all U.S. State Department contractors must comply with U.S. President Donald Trump's executive orders demanding a rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

Numerous posts on Facebook (archived, archived), X (archived) and Reddit asserting the claim gained traction, leading to an influx of Snopes readers sending emails to ask if the claims were true.

Indeed, claims that the U.S. Embassy in Sweden's capital city sent Stockholm's city planning department a letter stating contractors must comply with the Trump administration's anti-DEI policies are true.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-stockholm-sweden-dei/

[dalton99a]

1. They should tell Marco Rubio to go fuck himself

[tanyev]

2. "The Stockholm city planning department wishes the U.S. State Department

well in finding contractors that meet their ludicrous demands. They advise the procurement officers to also keep an eye out for four leaf clovers while they are searching.”

Not an actual quote as far as I know, but one hopes.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. 'We will never sign!' Trump stuns as he issues 'bizarre' demand to Swedish city

This was a stupid move by the trump administration

'We will never sign!' Trump stuns as he issues 'bizarre' demand to Swedish city

www.rawstory.com/trump-dei-26...

— Gary Schwall Sr. (@glschwall.bsky.social) 2025-05-07T18:19:31.341Z

Link to tweet

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-dei-2671912253/

The United States is requiring businesses and government offices in Stockholm, Sweden, to comply with the Trump administration's anti-DEI policies, according to Swedish news outlet Dagens Nyheter.

"Stockholm's urban planning office must not work for diversity, equity, and inclusion," according to the outlet's English translation. "The U.S. embassy demands this in a letter with a contract that they expect the city to sign."

Stockholm's urban planning councilor Jan Valeskog called the requirement "completely bizarre," adding, "We will never sign this contract."

In addition, the U.S. Embassy is requiring Swedish suppliers "to certify that they do not apply certain inclusion programs," the outlet reported.

The X account @ChrisO_wiki translated more of the report in a post, saying the Swedish government was given 10 days to comply.

"Since February 2025, US embassies around the world have been sending letters to local contractors making similar demands," the post said. "This seems to be the first time that it's been reported that a similar letter has been sent to a foreign government organisation."

[Cha]

8. Mump Whipping his **** around like he's

some kind of Evil Demonic Alien..

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. This made me smile

[Cha]

7. TY Hillary and Obama make me Laugh!

[electricmonk]

5. They tried with Iceland too.

I don't see a follow up story though so I don't know what became of it.

https://grapevine.is/news/2025/04/11/icelandic-companies-asked-to-abandon-diversity-policies-for-u-s-contracts/

[Cha]

6. Yeah, Take your Fucking Fascism and

Fuck Off.