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Megathread: Trump Announces Ban on Transgender Military Service - Politics

Megathread: Trump Announces Ban on Transgender Military Service - Politics


Megathread: Trump Announces Ban on Transgender Military Service

Posted: 26 Jul 2017 07:39 AM PDT

This morning President Donald Trump tweeted an announcement that transgender service members in the US armed forces would be banned, rolling back reforms that had occurred under the Obama administration. This applies to new recruits as well as the estimated 15,000 existing transgender military members.

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Donald Trump's Vietnam Draft Documents Are Going Viral In Light Of His Transgender Military Ban /u/TzHaar-ket-om
McCain criticizes 'unclear' Trump transgender tweets /u/LionelHutz_Law
Trumps LGBT supporters defend him after surprise military transgender ban /u/nirad
Trump: Transgender people 'can't serve' US army /u/dhruveishp
Trump declares U.S. military cant be burdened with trans people /u/championofusa
Trump announces ban on transgender people in U.S. military /u/subsonic87
Trump Says Transgender People Can't Serve In Military /u/lousyshot55
Trump tweets that the US military 'will not accept or allow' transgender people to serve their country /u/cbanoobe
Trump bans transgender individuals from U.S. military service /u/Sauwercraud
Trump bans transgender individuals from U.S. military service /u/Qu1nlan
Trump announces ban on transgender people in U.S. military /u/Aidan_King
Trump says US military will not allow transgender people to serve /u/Tsing_Tao
Trump: Transgender people can't serve in U.S. military /u/r1ckj0526
Sen. Richard Shelby backs transgender troops in military, breaks from new Trump policy /u/Vizaughh
Hill Democrats slam Trumps military transgender ban, while GOP is caught by surprise /u/ACTUAL_TIME_TRAVELER
LGBT groups slam Trump decision on transgender military service /u/jinjam1
Politicians respond in droves to Donald Trumps military ban of transgender service members /u/StoriesRuleTheWorld
Senate Armed Services chair McCain: Trump transgender decision inappropriate /u/goyabean
The military spends five times as much on Viagra as it would on transgender troops medical care /u/myellabella
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