The Trump administration’s new DEI whistleblower email—meant to encourage government employees to report diversity initiatives—has become the internet’s latest prank target. Instead of gathering tips, [email protected] is being bombarded with everything from Democratic fundraising emails to the entire script of The Bee Movie. The inbox, designed to enforce Trump’s crackdown on DEI, now faces a flood of spam so relentless it may be unusable. This isn’t the first time an administration-backed snitch line has backfired.

Trump’s 2020 voter fraud hotline got buried under prank calls, and Texas’ gender marker tracking inbox was met with meme-driven chaos. Daniel Hunter, co-founder of Choose Democracy, summed it up: “Trump’s attempting to terrify and troll the entire country—and the internet knows how to handle trolls.” The White House hasn’t commented, but the message is clear: The public has turned Trump’s DEI crackdown into a joke, making it a classic case of the internet fighting back with humor, not compliance.

Source: Bluwark January 2025