Signs memorandum formalizing Transgender Military Ban

Followng a surprise tweet in July, Trump signed a presidential memorandum directing the Pentagon to ban transgender individuals from joining the military and to stop funding gender-reassignment surgeries. The move was criticized by military leaders and civil rights groups as discriminatory and harmful to readiness.

"I am directing the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security... to return to the longstanding policy and practice on military service by transgender individuals." — Presidential Memorandum