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Donald Trump Says US Military Will Not Allow Transgender People To Serve (theguardian.com)

Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would not allow transgender individuals to serve in the US military in any capacity. From a report: The US president tweeted: "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." He 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." Trump's decision marks a sharp reversal of a policy initiated under Barack Obama, in which the Pentagon ended a longtime ban on transgender people from serving openly in the military. As a candidate, Trump cast himself as a supporter of LGBT rights and indicated he would uphold certain Obama-era policies designed to protect transgender people.

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  1. Re:After consultation with "my Generals"... by arglebargle_xiv · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nahh, it's OK, just think of it as "mit meinen Generalen".

    Oh.

  2. Re:After consultation with "my Generals"... by haruchai · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nahh, it's OK, just think of it as "mit meinen Generalen".

    Oh.

    More like "s moimi generalami"

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  3. Re:No surprise. by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 5, Funny

    You want to know why Trump one?

    I suspect it is because there are people who aren't intelligent enough to know how to spell "won", a three-letter word?

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  4. Re:PC by halivar · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't decide between "Citation needed" or "That's what she said."