Fact check: no
Is there a chance one or two companies did that: yes
But doesn't mean those two companies would define how other use dei
https://calgaryjournal.ca/2025/03/22/fact-checking-trumps-claim-that-diversity-lowers-standards/
At one point used McKinnsey to cite but honestly still fair source
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/03/duke-university-health-school-of-medicine-dei-diversity-equity-inclusion-allegations-lowered-admissions-standards-ben-shapiro-elon-musk-congress-dan-bishop-greg-murphy-department-of-surgery
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-uses-press-conference-67-164951958.html
https://aviationsourcenews.com/do-dei-hires-compromise-safety-in-aviation-separating-fact-from-fiction/
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/08/23/world/dei-hires-dont-lower-the-bar/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dei-diversity-equity-inclusion-corporate-programs/