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@realDonaldTrump
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.....
....victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you
riversedge
(70,289 posts)sunonmars
(8,656 posts)Says the guy who never ever would serve and dodged it with bribery and fake medical conditions. Embarrassment of a POTUS.
Vinca
(50,302 posts)JenniferJuniper
(4,515 posts)HAB911
(8,911 posts)Initech
(100,100 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)SharonClark
(10,014 posts)The military is building a case to block transgender applicants at least for now, here is the link: [link:http://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2017/06/01/the-military-is-building-a-case-to-block-transgender-applicants-at-least-for-now/|
Gothmog
(145,496 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,406 posts)Hugin
(33,189 posts)I'm guessing "in any capacity" includes Civilians?
Women, you're up next... Followed by anyone not orange... Followed by anyone not taking the "Loyalty Oath" and etc.
RockaFowler
(7,429 posts)Link to tweet
Link to tweet
I don't really hate people, but I hate Donald Drumpf and this lousy administration
PoorMonger
(844 posts)If you look at his twitter trolls, - meaning accounts that are real people a shocking number are LGBT identifiers. Within the Alt right there are shits like Milo that inspire them to hatred. I don't think they'll like this. Also, if we think about it another way - an insult to one trans is potentially a compounding one with that person's parents.
To think of it another way the armed forces - puzzlingly still support Trump in high numbers too - but they don't take well to having ppl who risk their lives alongside them being attacked by outsiders ( meaning non personnel) Mattis will be pissed too - he personally called the shit congresswoman who tried to take away the right to have trans servicepeople covered in the defense appropriations bill to tell her to remove it. When that didn't work he lobbies other reps to help it get defeated. And because he seemingly put the onus on 'his generals' I would imagine you will see lots high ranking military people run from this
Johonny
(20,880 posts)for history books to remember him as the worst ever?