BREAKING: Donald Trump bans transgender people from military service again

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : A 2020 study funded by the Department of Defense found that 66 percent of active-duty service members across all ranks and branches supported the inclusion of transgender people.
44% : Trump signed a directive on inauguration day declaring that the federal government no longer recognizes gender identities outside of male or female assigned at birth.
35% : "Next, to ensure that we have the most lethal fighting force in the world, we will get transgender ideology the hell out of our military," Trump said, adding, "It's got to be done.
31% : Monday afternoon, while Trump addressed Republican lawmakers in Miami, he praised Hegseth's confirmation and announced plans to sign several executive orders to include one for a defensive weapons system.
30% : Related: Trump revokes Biden's order that lifted trans military ban, clearing way for new ban On Monday morning, newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, standing with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown outside the Pentagon, previewed executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, transgender service members, and the reinstatement of troops expelled for refusing COVID-19 vaccines.

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