Tractor Supply Issues Statement Pledging to ‘Eliminate DEI’ and Return to Conservative Tennessee Roots.

The Tractor Supply company on Thursday issued a statement announcing it will “eliminate DEI roles” and take a series of other actions in response to the backlash which followed recent reporting about the company’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

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The statement follows weeks of reporting about Tractor Supply’s previous commitment to DEI and participation in political events.
In a June 20 post to X, the Libs of TikTok account revealed Tractor Supply CEO Hal Lawton “established a DEI council and supports a radical transgender ideology.”

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Tennessee political commentator and documentary filmmaker Robby Starbuck also posted a video of Lawton describing DEI as “a critical, strategic priority for us” and “just the right thing to do.”

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Starbuck also revealed a series of posts by Melissa Kersey, executive vice president and chief of Human Resources at Tractor Supply, who the commentator wrote was hired by Lawton.
“She admits she aimed to bring in ‘new, more progressive hiring practices and policies,'” wrote Starbuck. He added that Kersey held a Pride Month meeting in 2022 that promoted an organization that “supports sex changes for kids.”
Starbuck also highlighted Tractor Supply’s $100,000 donation to an activist group that “worked around the clock” to stop the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
Real America’s Voice additionally reported that Tractor Supply provided data to the Human Rights Campaign for its database on corporations in the United States.
Tractor Supply is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee and operates 2,250 stores with 50,000 employees.

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