Will the Trumpian war on DEI backfire? His white base may not think so, but it easily could do so. It may be true that it will hurt African-Americans, but it might help Asian-Americans. Asian-Americans are already over-achieving in the academic arena., and have done so for a long time. If hiring is based purely on merit, then that should give them a significant advantage in the job marketplace, as many Ivy League schools have already noticed. Will that lead to more than the relatively mild resentment on the part of Trump's white base?