Trump’s Diversity Rollback Ends Crucial Aid for Deafblind Children Like Annie Garner NYT | Top Stories By: Sonia A. Rao and Jamie Kelter Davis 15 December 2025 at 18:00 A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals. © Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York TimesCasey and Leah Garner with their daughter, Annie, at their home in Reedsburg, Wis.