Trump bans transgender people from serving in military

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Trump also planned to sign an order proposing a new state-of-the-art missile defense system for the U.S.Hegseth has long championed big changes in the military culture, including ending DEI practices and targeting so-called "woke" generals.
43% : Newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said he was eager to get to work implementing the latest in a flurry of executive orders from the new president without delay.
43% : "It's an honor to salute smartly as I did as a junior officer and now as the Secretary of Defense to ensure these orders are complied with rapidly and quickly," Hegseth said.
41% : Trump already signed an executive order proclaiming that all people must be categorized as either men and women, a move that could pave the way to widespread discriminatory practices against transgender and non-binary people.
26% : Trump had already revoked Biden's groundbreaking decision to allow openly trans people to serve and protecting them from being discharged due to their identity.
25% : With a stroke of a pen, Trump is set to further roll back former President Biden's 2021 order permitting trans servicemembers to openly serve.

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