Announces transgender military service ban in series of tweets, blindsiding the Pentagon

In three tweets posted before 7 a.m., Trump announced that 'the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military,' asserting the policy came 'after consultation with my Generals and military experts' and citing 'tremendous medical costs and disruption.' The Pentagon, caught off guard, did not issue its own statement until more than an hour later, and subsequent reporting indicated the announcement had not in fact been recommended by military leadership through any formal process. The abrupt reversal of Obama-era policy affected an estimated several thousand transgender service members already serving and prompted years of litigation before being narrowed by the administration and eventually reversed under the Biden administration.

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