Trump ends DEI in US military and reinstates troops who refused Covid vaccines

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : He did not fully follow through with that ban - his administration froze their recruitment while allowing serving personnel to remain.
55% : Trump also signed an executive order that "mandated a process to develop an 'American Iron Dome'".
49% : Trump signed the executive orders while flying back from Miami to Washington.
45% : About 1.3m active personnel serve in the military, Department of Defense data shows.
43% : President also signs order to eliminate 'gender radicalism in the military' and seeks to develop missile defense system Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Monday that remove diversity, equity and inclusion from the US military, reinstate thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing Covid-19 vaccines during the pandemic, and one that appeared to be aimed at transgender troops.
42% : One of the executive orders signed by Trump was titled eliminating "gender radicalism in the military".
33% : When Trump announced his first ban in 2017, he said the military needed to focus on "decisive and overwhelming victory" without being burdened by the "tremendous medical costs and disruption" of having transgender personnel.
30% : During his first term, Trump announced that he would ban transgender troops from serving in the military.

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