Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz sent letters to Secretary Denis McDonough of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Mike Bost, asking for oversight of the VA in light of reports that the department’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) “support groups” exclude white veterans. On May 12, 2024, a report by the Washington Free Beacon outlined a number of examples of VA-sponsored “support groups” throughout the country that exclude white American veterans from participation, which is in violation of the law and the Constitution. Accordingly, the …