7/25/17: Well, can we at least admit, every time we see the First Lady in public, she looks striking. That’s the good news for today.
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7/26/17: Pretty much without warning, Trump does what ISIS can only dream of doing. In three tweets he kills, at minimum, 1,320 transgender U.S. servicemen and servicewomen. The tweets:
After
consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the
United States Government will not accept or allow......
....Transgender
individuals to serve in any capacity in
the U.S. Military [emphasis
added]. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming.....
....victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you
Trump announces ban on transgender individuals in military.
The New York Times reports, “People close to the Defense Secretary said he was appalled that Mr. Trump chose to unveil his decision in tweets,” sending the message to “those currently deployed overseas, that they were suddenly no longer welcome.”
Trump’s tweet came after Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo) had amended a spending bill to ban money for hormone therapy for service members. Secretary Mattis is said to have worked to get that removed.
John McCain weighs in: “There is no reason to force service members who are able to fight, train and deploy to leave the military – regardless of their gender identity.”
Asked to comment, Lt. Commander Blake Dremann, a transgender officer replies, “We don’t criticize our commander-in-chief.” He did say, “we were doing everything appropriate to continue our honorable service.”
Tony Perkins, of the Family Research
Council, for one, wants them out. “Grant repentance to President Trump and
Secretary Mattis for even considering to keep this wicked policy in place,” he
said in offering up a prayer. “Grant them understanding, courage, and willpower
to stand up to the forces of darkness
that gave birth to it and wholly to repeal it.”
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WE SAY “at least” 1,320 transgender service members are affected. A Rand study puts the number between 1,320 and 6,630.
Other estimates run as high as 15,500.
Let’s say the number is 1. That would be 1 more transgender individual serving our country than all the members of the Trump family to serve in four generations. The president’s grandfather never served. His father avoided service during World War II. The president dodged the draft in the 60s. Don Jr., Eric, and son-in-law Jared passed on a chance to enlist in the wake of 9/11.
There may still be hope for Tiffany or
Barron.
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Friedrich Trump. |
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