Trump Issued Transgender Order To Secure Border Wall Funding

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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke President Donald Trump issued a ban on transgender people serving in the military to ensure that House Conservatives didn’t derail their own spending bill, which was packed with administration priorities including funds for the border wall. Trump’s stunning Twitter announcement came after defense hawks and social conservatives…

House Armed Services Chairman: Repealing Military Transgender Ban Is Politics Over Policy

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By Jonah Bennett House Committee on Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry called the Pentagon’s decision to repeal the ban on transgenders serving openly in the military an example of “prioritizing politics over policy.” Thornberry emphasized in a statement that military readiness depends on troops being fully medically ready, adding the Obama administration has done nothing…