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His agenda stalled and his party divided, President Donald Trump veered into the nation's simmering culture wars by announcing plans to ban transgender people from serving in the military. Much of the political world - prominent conservatives and Trump administration officials, among them - was surprised and confused by the president's sudden social media pronouncement.
Most LGBT-rights activists never believed Donald Trump's campaign promises to be their friend. But with his move Wednesday to ban transgender people from military service, on top of other actions and appointments, they now see him as openly hostile.
Jonathan Greenblatt , CEO of the beleaguered "anti-'hate'" organization ADL, responded unhingedly earlier to President Trump's annoucement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the U.S. armed forces. Late this morning, Greenblatt tweeted about the subject ... and included an eye-opening number: "150K transgender Americans have bravely served USA.
Trump's surprise directive ordering the military to keep transgender individuals from serving may be appealing to some of his supporters, but it's an unnecessary political blunder. And especially bad timing.
Civil rights and legal advocacy groups vowed swift court challenges if President Trump's Twitter-declared ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military becomes Pentagon policy. "After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military," Trump tweeted yesterday.
Colorado Congressman Ken Buck, a Republican, pushed back against President Donald Trump's decision Wednesday morning to bar transgender people from serving in the military "in any capacity." "America needs a military comprised of patriots willing to sacrifice for this country," Buck, who represents Weld County and the Eastern Plains, said in a written statement to The Denver Post.
President Donald Trump abruptly declared a ban Wednesday on transgender troops serving anywhere in the U.S. military, catching the Pentagon flat-footed and unable to explain what it called Trump's "guidance." His proclamation, on Twitter rather than any formal announcement, drew bipartisan denunciations and threw currently serving transgender soldiers into limbo.
President Donald Trump stunned the political world and many prominent Christian conservatives by announcing plans to ban transgender people from the military. President Donald Trump says he wants transgender people barred from serving in the U.S. military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption.
Wash. Post : "President Trump said he will ban transgender people from serving in the military in any capacity, a reversal of the Obama administration decision that would have allowed them to serve." The Washington Post reported, "President Trump said he will ban transgender people from serving in the military in any capacity."
Caitlyn Jenner has hit out at Donald Trump after he said transgender people will not be allowed to serve in the US military. Caitlyn Jenner has hit out at Donald Trump after he said transgender people will not be allowed to serve in the US military.
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut expressed criticism of Republicans who were still trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Others railed against President Donald Trump's move to ban transgender people from the military.
President Donald Trump has said transgender people will not be allowed to serve 'in any capacity' in the US military. He said in a tweet: 'After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military.
In a series of tweets, the US president said the decision was based on talks with generals and military experts. He said: "After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military.
After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow .Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming..
President Trump ducks his head as he steps off Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House, on Tuesday. President Trump said he will ban transgender people from serving in the military in any capacity, a reversal of the Obama administration decision that would have allowed them to serve, he announced on social media on Wednesday.
The father of a former Marine says he was notified by the U.S. State Department that his son was killed in Syria while fighting for a Kurdish militia battling the Islamic State group. The father of a former Marine says he was notified by the U.S. State Department that his son was killed in Syria while fighting for a Kurdish militia battling the Islamic State group.
As part of state lawmakers' second attempt at passing a bathroom bill this year, a panel of Senate lawmakers voted Friday to advance a measure to restrict bathroom use for transgender Texans. The 8-1 vote came after almost 10 hours of emotional testimony - a large majority in opposition - by transgender Texans, their families and their allies, who pleaded with lawmakers to not endanger an already vulnerable population.