Transgender military ban announced today
Donald Trump, the man supposedly standing up for the LGBT community, must need a refresher on what the T stands for. Today, in a hasty surprise move, President Trump banned transgender people from the military.
So much for this claim from last June.
Thank you to the LGBT community! I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 14, 2016
Apparently, it’s hit or miss on which tweets Trump actually means, and which ones he doesn’t. Fighting for the LGBT community? Clearly not one of them. But, he certainly meant what he said today about the transgender community and the military, since he went on to proclaim his ban on transgender people from serving their country in a three part tweet series.
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
It seems that the government feels that putting your life on the line each day to protect America is not worth the money it would cost for transgender soldiers to possibly use the insurance that comes with that honor to pay for any gender confirmation surgery or therapy one might need for having gone through war or been treated the way they have by the President of the United States.
According to White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, this is not an attack on transgender rights, a message she repeated numerous times during a press conference this morning.
“The president has a lot of support for all Americans and certainly wants to protect all Americans at all times,” she said. “The president’s expressed concerns since this Obama policy came into effect, but he’s also voiced that this is a very comprehensive and disruptive policy and based on consultation that he’s had with his national security team, came to the conclusion that it erodes military readiness and unit cohesion and made the decision based on that.”
Not sure how many people this ban currently affects? The American Civil Liberties Unity was able to shed some light, while reminding America of their commitment to fight for justice. There has been no word yet as to how Trump or the Department of Defense plan to address the transgender individuals currently serving in the military.
Important to note: There are currently more than 15,500 transgender people serving in the military today. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
— ACLU National (@ACLU) July 26, 2017
With America the way it is today, is Trump really in the position to be limiting the number of people who actually still want to stand up and defend our country?