For the first time in months, Donald Trump took questions from the reporters at his Bedminster, NJ golf club yesterday where he’s in the middle of a 17 day vacation.
Asked about his proposed ban on transgender military service, Trump said:
“I have great respect for the community. I think I’ve had great support, or I’ve had great support from that community. I got a lot of votes. But the transgender, the military’s working on it now. It’s been a very difficult situation and I think I’m doing a lot of people a favor by coming out and just saying it. As you know, it’s been a very complicated issue for the military, it’s been a very confusing issue for the military, and I think I’m doing the military a great favor.”
The Navy Secretary disagrees with the president, though:
JUST IN: Navy secretary breaks with Trump on transgender troops: "Any patriot" should be allowed to serve https://t.co/DmQskNDFY0 pic.twitter.com/TizNxqhFdg— The Hill (@thehill) August 11, 2017
Military experts have already determined there is no #military reason transgender servicemembers cannot openly serve. No #TransMilitaryBan https://t.co/X7JF56vgNE— NCLR🏳️🌈 (@NCLRights) August 10, 2017
Trump is standing by his transgender troop ban— Edward Hardy (@EdwardTHardy) August 11, 2017
He is proving that his claim that he's a friend of the LGBT community was a blatant lie
Trump’s military ban could hurt more than just transgender troops. https://t.co/d8i6mgSVbV pic.twitter.com/FCKpccLKkl— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) August 11, 2017
Trump’s lawyers reportedly warned him against transgender military ban https://t.co/kUZQ0YtKGO pic.twitter.com/Zlbmn7Fulx— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) August 11, 2017
Trump now being sued by service members over his transgender military ban https://t.co/a2fYUyohrh pic.twitter.com/RRP5XsnuoM— Gay Civil Rights (@gaycivilrights) August 11, 2017
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