Corpus Christi Sun

Congressman Michael Cloud, representing Texas' 27th district, shared a series of tweets on February 4, 2025. The tweets focused on the introduction of the Dismantle DEI Act and acknowledged his colleagues for their support.

In a tweet posted at 15:26 UTC, Congressman Cloud addressed the issue of diversity quotas in hiring practices. He stated: "Either we hire the most skilled people for the job, or we enforce diversity quotas. The Dismantle DEI Act bans race-based hiring, shuts down DEI offices, stops taxpayer-funded indoctrination, and ends federal DEI mandates for good. President Trump took action to root out DEI—but…"

Later that day at 16:18 UTC, Congressman Cloud expressed gratitude towards his fellow legislators who co-sponsored the initiative. He wrote: "Thank you to these cosponsors! @Rep_Clyde @RepFranklin @RepHarshbarger @RepLuna @RepRalphNorman @RepMichaelGuest @RepAshleyHinson @RepLaurelLee @RepJohnRose @RepMarkHarrisNC @RepRussellFry @RepBrandonGill @PeteSessions @RepStutzman @RepJohnMcGuire @RepDanCrenshaw @USRepGaryPalmer"

Following this acknowledgment, he continued to list additional supporters in another tweet at 16:19 UTC: @ Rep_Clyde "@ RepFranklin" "@ RepHarshbarger" "@ RepLuna" "@ RepRalphNorman" "@ RepMichaelGuest" "@ RepAshleyHinson" "@ RepLaurelLee" "@ RepJohnRose" "@ RepMarkHarrisNC" "@ RepRussellFry" "@ RepBrandonGill" "@ PeteSessions" "@ RepStutzman "@"@ RepJohnMcGuire "@"@ RepDanCrenshaw "@"@ USRepGaryPalmer "@"@ RepBrecheen "@"@ RepRyanZinke "@"@ TXRandy14 "@"@ RepTenney "@"@ RepHageman "@"@ Moolenaar "@"@ Fitzgerald "@"@ TroyNehls "@"@ Finstad "@"@ BurgessOwens "".