[Firewire]

US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in "any capacity" in the military.
He tweeted that he had consulted with military experts and cited "tremendous medical costs and disruption".
The Obama administration decided last year to allow transgender people to serve openly in the military.
But earlier this month, Defence Secretary James Mattis agreed to a six-month delay in the recruitment of transgender people.
Some Republicans have voiced opposition to allowing transgender people to serve at all.
The independent Rand Corporation estimated in 2016 that 2,450 of the 1.2 million active-duty service members are transgender.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40729996

[Greg!]

I am absolutely ****ing enraged by this. What does this achieve? What's the point? Donald Trump is an odious, disgusting VILE bully. Edit

[Greg!]

oh my god my blood is BOILING.

[Dominic]

Pooor US. Even that Hillary **** would have been better than this loser.

[Tom4784]

Meh, he won't be President by the end of the year anyway.

[letmein]

Trying to cause another distraction to shift attention away from all his scandals and crime-ridden cabinet.

[lewis111]

Why are people not more bothered by this
It's ridiculous and clear discrimination
This man clearly does not care about Americans at all - we should've listened to
Kathy

[Cal.]

Scum.

[arista]

The Generals do not want them
Plus the Cost.


That Money is needed
for the troops on the frontline

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cal.

Scum.

He has met all the Generals
they do not want Trans in their way.


Sign Of The Times

[LeatherTrumpet]

It's what his supporters would want, including Raph from Big Brother

[arista]

Originally Posted by lewis111

Why are people not more bothered by this
It's ridiculous and clear discrimination
This man clearly does not care about Americans at all - we should've listened to
Kathy

Because there is not a large amount of them
wanting to be in Trumps Army with 8 years in power

[LeatherTrumpet]

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," Trump wrote in a series of Twitter posts.

"Our military must be focussed on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail," the Republican president wrote.

[Underscore]

Thanks to all the Bernie Bros and 'Hillary is as bad as Trump' people (even when there was no evidence of malicious wrongdoing)

Bet you feel like right idiots now, you've just voted in a President who is going to actually turn the clocks back on progress.

[Vicky.]

This seems pretty daft. I don't get what barring them from the army will do, though I do not think the army should fund transition (if thats what was happening)

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Underscore

Thanks to all the Bernie Bros and 'Hillary is as bad as Trump' people (even when there was no evidence of malicious wrongdoing)

Bet you feel like right idiots now, you've just voted in a President who is going to actually turn the clocks back on progress.

The US military will improve in leaps and bounds under Donald

Backwards it won't be, it's moving fast forward

[Underscore]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

The US military will improve in leaps and bounds under Donald

Backwards it won't be, it's moving fast forward

How? Yes the military shouldn't be funding transitioning but once you get rid of that what's the point in banning transgender people?

I mean, don't forget he's now absorbed into the party that thinks gays shouldn't have protections against discrimination, shouldn't have marriage and should be electrocuted into hetero conformity.

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by letmein

Trying to cause another distraction to shift attention away from all his scandals and crime-ridden cabinet.

Agreed. Just a diversionary tactic.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Underscore

How? Yes the military shouldn't be funding transitioning but once you get rid of that what's the point in banning transgender people?

I mean, don't forget he's now absorbed into the party that thinks gays shouldn't have protections against discrimination, shouldn't have marriage and should be electrocuted into hetero conformity.

The most important thing in the USA military is to protect the people of the USA

[Underscore]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

The most important thing in the USA military is to protect the people of the USA

So? Transgender people can do that fine...

There is still requirements they have to abide by...

[LeatherTrumpet]

Citing the need to focus on victory, Trump said that the military cannot accept the burden of higher medical costs and “disruption” that transgender troops would require.
“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,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “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.”

[LeatherTrumpet]

I think it will play very well with Trump voters

Raph will be delighted when he hears next week one would imagine as this will be the type of decisive move he wanted to see going forward militarily

[lewis111]

Calling a group of people a burden is disgusting
Imagine he called Black people "burdens" would people still be cheering him on then (probably seeing as around 90% of his voters are racist scums anyway)

At least now less trans people can say they kill people for a living

[Underscore]

Originally Posted by lewis111

Calling a group of people a burden is disgusting
Imagine he called Black people "burdens" would people still be cheering him on then (probably seeing as around 90% of his voters are racist scums anyway)

At least now less trans people can say they kill people for a living

[LeatherTrumpet]

Calling 90 % of the American people who voted for him racist scuml'
"
In the same post as 'calling a group of people a burden is disgusting'

You can't write this golden irony..