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President Trump has made clear that a key priority for his administration is driving transgender people back into the closet and out of public life altogether,
Joshua Block, with the ACLU, said earlier on Monday
I'm thinking about the guys and gals in Guam, Germany, Fort Benning and Fort Bragg,
Hegseth said
While some transgender troops do have surgery, the recovery time and cost is minimal, and is scheduled so as not to impact deployments or mission readiness,
said Sue Fulton, an army veteran and senior advisor to Sparta
The readiness and physical capabilities of transgender service members is not different from that of other service members,
Fulton addedMilitary training will be focused on the readiness of what our troops in the field need to deter our enemies,
he addedUnit cohesion requires high levels of integrity and stability among service members,
a White House document previewing the order on transgender soldiers reads, as per the report
We have to have a strong, strong defense,
Trump told Republicans at his south Florida resort earlier Monday
We have been here before and seven years ago were able to successfully block the earlier administration's effort,
Lambda Legal attorney Sasha Buchert said
It can take a minimum of 12 months for an individual to complete treatments after so-called transition surgery, which often involves the use of heavy narcotics,
the White House document about Trump’s new trans military order states
There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and Independent families, some who fear for their lives,
Buddes saidI’m standing with him right now, I look forward to working with him,
Hegseth said, per ABC News
Her answers to the written questions were very hedged on it,
Collins told WeaverWhatever is needed at the border will be provided,
the Pentagon chief saidThe President’s guidance (lawful orders) is clear: No more DEI at Dept. of Defense.” ... The Pentagon will comply, immediately. No exceptions, name-changes, or delays,
Last night, newly-confirmed Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth seemed to preemptively back Trump’s new executive orders noting in a post on X ... In a handwritten note accompanying the post, Hegseth added ... wrote that