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The font Calibri has fallen foul of the Trump administration, joining Harvard, the Smithsonian and corporate America on the list of targets in its war against diversity, equity and inclusion.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the use of the font in official department paperwork a "wasteful" example of DEI, continuing the administration's attempts to quell inclusion efforts anywhere it has influence. Rubio on Tuesday reversed the State Department's official use of Calibri, which had been implemented through a 2023 Biden-era directive.
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Starting Wednesday, the department is using Times New Roman 14-point font for official papers, a State Department spokesperson told Axios. The Department also said that Times New Roman is more professional, and that its implementation aligns with Trump's "One Voice for America's Foreign Relations" directive. Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken ordered the change to Calibri based on a recommendation of his department's diversity and inclusion office.
"Although switching to Calibri was not among the department's most illegal, immoral, radical, or wasteful instances of DEI it was nonetheless cosmetic," Rubio said in a cable sent to department employees, the AP reported. "Switching to Calibri achieved nothing except the degradation of the department's correspondence."
Maria Town, president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities, said the change was movement away from progress.
"Ending the State Department's use of accessible, sans-serif fonts like Calibri is more than a shift in design preferences it is a direct step backward for millions of people with low vision who rely on digital accessibility features to read vital information," she said.
"At a time when families across the country are struggling to afford the basic necessities of life, eliminating accessibility features should be the very last thing our government is concerned with."
National parks face new rules on DEI and merchandise
In addition, the administration is expanding its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion by ordering national parks to purge their gift shops of items it deems objectionable. The Interior Department said in a memo last month that gift shops, bookstores and concession stands have until Dec. 19 to empty their shelves of retail items that run afoul of President Donald Trump’s agenda.
The agency said its goal is to create “neutral spaces that serve all visitors.”
Conservation groups say the gift shop initiative amounts to censorship and undermines the National Park Service’s educational mission. Stefan Padfield, a former law professor who now works with a conservative think tank in Washington, said there is no way to defend the Government’s promotion of “radical and divisive” ideologies through the sale of books and other items.
Alan Spears, senior director for cultural resources at the National Parks Conservation Association, said removing history books and other merchandise from gift shops amounts to “silencing science and hiding history,” and does not serve the interests of park visitors.
Mikah Meyer said part of the mission of his travels was to illustrate that parks are welcoming to the LGBTQ+ community. “How is banning these items supporting freedom of speech?” Meyer said.
