Pentagon Not Aware Of Trump Ban On Transgender People Serving In Military
Source: Associated Press
By Associated Press Published JULY 26, 2017 11:04 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) The Pentagon seems to have been unaware that President Donald Trump has decided to bar transgender people from the military.
A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, refused to answer questions about what Trumps tweeted announcement means for the current policy, including whether transgender people already serving in the military will be kicked out.
Call the White House, he said.
The White House press office did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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truthisfreedom
(23,174 posts)Commander in cheese.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)why have the republicans saddled our Armed Forces with a freaking whackdoodle, incompetent, lying draft dodger?
riversedge
(70,578 posts)Last edited Wed Jul 26, 2017, 01:09 PM - Edit history (1)
Jake Tapper?Verified account @jaketapper 2h2 hours ago
Replying to @jaketapper
Jake Tapper Retweeted Jonathan Swan
9/ please see the reasoning behind this announcement per source talking to @jonathanvswan
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
IronLionZion
(45,700 posts)He'll come after soldiers of the wrong race soon enough.
xor
(1,204 posts)They really like throwing folks under the bus. I could see him going after gays and women next for sure. Then maybe even something based on religion. You know, if his popularity with the far-right drops at all. Since that's what this is all about.
http://www.npr.org/2017/07/03/535342867/pentagon-considers-canceling-program-that-recruits-immigrant-soldiers
Vogon_Glory
(9,141 posts)That when he grabs someone in her BDU's, he's grabbing a p@$$y.
MAGA for Magoos.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)Eugene
(62,002 posts)Steve Bannon is obviously behind this as with the Muslim ban. It panders to the base while disrupting the government.
Deplorable as usual.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)then stop ordering planes and ships that we don't ever use! This is just bigotry.
DallasNE
(7,404 posts)Surely they have a Twitter account and follow "realdonaldtrump".
IronLionZion
(45,700 posts)and he hasn't informed them through official channels yet because he's an incompetent ass
DallasNE
(7,404 posts)J_William_Ryan
(1,765 posts)Trump: Commander in Hate.
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Comrade Trump is testing the limits on the boundaries imposed on him by the Constitution and the GOP Congress. push it!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LGBT?src=hash">#LGBT</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/alpolitics?src=hash">#alpolitics</a></p> Jackson Co AL Dems (@Jackson_Co_Dems) <a href="
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Chemisse
(30,831 posts)The job is done; people are distracted by it. He doesn't actually have to follow through on it.
BainsBane
(53,137 posts)That could be exactly what happens.
bora13
(860 posts)this ass-clown says anything told to him or as-seen-on-TV.
All a distraction.
Please start talking back to him in the form of "you're outa-here" instead of each
sad little byte he comes out with.
It's all for his tiny handed - brained - dick followers.
more reality based pushback please.
you know damn well he is fucking with ANYONE who he or his base finds deplorable.
FakeNoose
(33,002 posts)We all should do the same.
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