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.

“to protect the health of an individual who has already begun a course of treatment to reassign his or her sex” — Presidential Memorandum Quote verified against source