Trump announced that transgender people would no longer be allowed to serve in the military while his Secretary of Defense was on vacation, and the Pentagon was told nothing about the decision in advance.
President Trump’s announcement of the change in transgender military service policy was a political stunt:
Pentagon "didn't know anything about" POTUS transgender ban decision reports @barbarastarrcnn
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 26, 2017
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Trump announced transgender ban while his Defense Secretary was ON VACATION. Essentially confirms a political decision from WH, not DOD led
— Adam Blickstein (@AdamBlickstein) July 26, 2017
The Department of Defense didn’t even know about this. The Secretary of Defense was on vacation when the announcement was made. The whole set up smells like a cheap political stunt that was designed to please Trump’s base while distracting from the Russia scandal.
Donald Trump is now abusing the presidency to take civil rights away from others in a pathetic bid to boost his poll numbers and distract from the scandal that is eating away at his presidency.
Trump is unstable and making policy decision that discriminate against people based on his own selfish political needs and whims.
The President is going rogue and acting on his own without telling our government. Today, it was tossing transgender people out of the military. Tomorrow, it could be a military strike and new war. Donald Trump is dangerous, and his presidency must be stopped.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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