President Trump: Government Will Not Allow Transgender People in the Military

Jul 26, 2017 by Jill

by Bob Eschliman, Charisma News:

In a statement within the past hour, direct from his personal Twitter account, President Donald Trump shattered his predecessor’s grand social experiment 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,” he wrote. “Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.”

President Barack Obama had lifted the ban on transgender service members and allowed them to serve openly. But recently, Secretary of Defense James Mattis delayed a Department of Defense directive that would have allowed for new transgender recruits and cadets to openly join the military, pending a review.

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