According to preliminary results shared by Costco executives at its annual meeting Thursday, more than 98% of shares voted against the proposal

Costco’s DEI endorsement comes the same week Trump purged the federal government of all DEI-related programming including offices, websites, and social media accounts. Hundreds of employees associated with the initiatives were put on immediate leave and told they’d soon be fired.

President Donald Trump has made it clear that one of the top priorities of his second term is to roll back workplace initiatives related to the support of diversity, equity and inclusion in both the public and private sectors.