The U.S. Naval Academy removed close to 400 books after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s order to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion policies from the Department of Defense. The updates to military academies follow an apparent handwritten note from President Donald Trump that reads “DOD ≠ DEI.

The U.S. Naval Academy has culled 400 books deemed to promote to diversity, equity and/or inclusion from its library at the insistence of the Trump administration, according to the Associated Press. Last week,