Trump Disparages America’s Transgender Service Members at Rally: ‘We Had It Banned’
thenewcivilrightsmovement.comSpeaking at a high school gymnasium in Windham, New Hampshire, Donald Trump told several hundred supporters at a rally Tuesday that he once again will ban transgender service members if he is elected to the White House.
Trump referred to the roughly 15,000 transgender service members honorably serving their country, as “it.” “I’ll also restore the Trump ban on transgender in the military – we’re going to add that.
You know, we had it banned. We had it banned,” Trump declared, to cheers. “You know, I went to the Generals, I said, ‘General, off the record what do you think of transgender?'” RELATED: ‘Less Time Thinking About Pronouns’: Marco Rubio Wants to Reinstate Trump’s Ban on Transgender Service Members “‘Sir, is anybody listening sir?'” Trump claimed was the response, despite reports showing he never consulted with U.S.
Military generals before announcing the ban on July 26, 2017 in a series of tweets. “‘What do you think?'” he said he again had asked. “‘I don’t like it, sir.’ And then I’d say to another one, ‘You know, they’re all afraid to talk about it, but you know, I had to do what’s right.
