DEI policies, companies such as Target and McDonald’s have already pulled away from their previous commitments. Not Costco, which is now in the legal crosshairs.

Led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, the Republican officials instructed Costco to let them know within 30 days whether it would get rid of its DEI policies or explain why not. Costco did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A coalition of nineteen Republican state attorneys general — spearheaded by Texas and Iowa — has demanded that Costco abandon its DEI policies within 30 days. However, unlike other major corporations that have recently scaled back their diversity programs,

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on Costco doubling down on DEI practices despite pressure from 19 state attorneys general to abandon the scrutinized practices.

The pressure comes after President Trump issued an executive order directing government agency chiefs to dismantle DEI policies at federal agencies.

Nineteen Republican attorneys general called on Issaquah-based Costco Wholesale to end its workforce diversity policies after the bulk retailer became one of the few companies to defend its practice.