President Donald Trump has announced he will not allow transgender people to serve in the United States military in any capacity.
The President made the announcement in a series of tweets because apparently that is where fake news isn’t.
After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
….Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
….victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
The move has apparently caught the Pentagon and some US politicians off guard, since the ban was lifted by President Barack Obama 12 months ago.
The President argued the military “cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail,” he wrote.
The current figure of transgender troops currently serving is not known with the Pentagon refusing to release any data.
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However, a study has estimated the number at between 1,320 and 6,630 transgender people were in active military, out of about 1.3 million troops.
It’s still unclear what will happen to those who have openly come out since the ban was lifted last year.
Caitlyn Jenner formerly Bruce Jenner, who openly endorsed Trump was yesterday disappointed by the POTUS’ move. One Twitter user said, ‘Girl, everybody knew he was a liar but you.’
There are 15,000 patriotic transgender Americans in the US military fighting for all of us. What happened to your promise to fight for them? https://t.co/WzjypVC8Sr
— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) July 26, 2017
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