At issue in the decree are events of “diversity, equity and inclusion” that Trump considers “illegal and immoral”
One of the decrees that US President Donald Trump signed after taking office led the US embassy in Lisbon to cancel his participation in a programmed concert to the end of February at the São Luiz Theater.
The cancellation is included in an email sent to that cultural space in the Portuguese capital, in which the US diplomatic mission in Portugal reports that “it will not be able to participate in this year’s edition of L’U USAFONIA”, which was being organized by the Lisbon Chamber in partnership with the embassy.
“President Trump’s executive orders regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (Dei) activities in the federal sector order the US executive branch to finish all programs that promote the Dei at all levels and activities, regardless of the location of the Partner or program “, is indicated in an email consulted by CNN Portugal.
“In this sense, the US mission in Portugal will not be able to participate in the 2025 edition of the L’Esafonia event”, is advanced in the same email. “We thank all the work that everyone contributed to making L’Esaphonia a success project.”
CNN has contacted the Lisbon Chamber to find out if the show will be canceled or will happen as expected even without the participation of the US Embassy, but has not yet received an answer.
The free admission concert was scheduled for February 27, integrated into the Back History Month celebrations. , L’Esaphonia is presented as “a musical spectacle with the participation of Lusophone musicians, who interpret themes from the American songbook, between 1965 and 1975, through Soul, Jazz and R&B”.
The signed by Trump last week orders the federal industry to cancel all the programs I have “illegal and immoral” that the Biden government implemented, “ending preferences and illegal discrimination”, based on policies that the new republican administration considers that “violate the text and spirit of longtime federal laws related to civil rights”.
