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Insiders say the movepushed by Vice President Pencewas designed to achieve a political purpose, not an explicitly military one.
ASAWIN SUEBSAENG
KIMBERLY DOZIER
SPENCER ACKERMAN
EMMA KERR
07.26.17 12:33 PM ET
On the anniversary of Harry S. Trumans desegregation of the military, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly reversed the move to openly integrate trans service members. The announcement came in the form of a tweeted edict that was designed to appeal to the religious hard right, White House officials told The Daily Beast.
Trump claimed in his tweets that his decision was made after consultation with my Generals and military experts. Yet the announcement took some staff in the Pentagon, White House, and Capitol Hill by surprise. Trump also cited tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entailan argument undercut by the most reliable studies on the subject.
While Trump tweeted that he would no longer allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military, he did not specifically say what would happen to the estimated 4,000 transgender troops now serving openly in the active-duty military after the Obama administration lifted the ban on such service in 2016. Last month, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis had delayed a decision to allow transgender recruits.
It was unclear Wednesday if Trumps stance against trans service in any capacity indicates that the few thousand out trans service members would be immediately forced to separate from the military.
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forgotmylogin
(7,496 posts)n/t
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)outlaws being gay?
It was the law of the land for many years.
Beartracks
(12,761 posts)hopeforchange2008
(610 posts)They are just so eager to discriminate. And with pence, it won't stop here. He hates a lot of groups.
Grammy23
(5,808 posts)Us against THEM. I hope people are wise enough to not take the bait. But sadly, I am sure the vermin will crawl out of their hiding places and cheer for tRump. The rest of us need to shout them down lest they think they represent the majority in this country. Honestly, most of us don't ponder on this subject one way or the other. And if the military has a problem with it, they are being mysteriously quiet about it. Add to that, it is one more thing in President Obama's legacy to try to undo.
Ultimately though, it's just tRump reversing himself from what he said a year ago to speak out on something he thinks will get him some praise from his minions and create controversy and division among the rest of us. god, he is so needy. Tony Schwartz said it, I think. tRump is a bottomless pit of need. An empty black hole. You cannot fill him up.
VMA131Marine
(4,124 posts)What else did Pence get for not dumping Trump after the Access Hollywood tape came out. I suspect he owns Trump as much as Putin does.
stopbush
(24,378 posts)I am so tired of the fucking make believe of religion being allowed to impact the real lives of real people.
Initech
(99,915 posts)Matthew28
(1,796 posts)How sicking...
To hell with the religious right.