Transgender military policy still in question after Trump tweets

On July 26th, an already confusing political situation got even cloudier as President Trump, the US Military’s Commander-In-Chief, seemed to reverse President Obama’s policy on transgender service members within the military’s ranks via a series of tweets. The tweets appeared to contradict Trump’s campaign promise last year. The next day, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, informed the military in a letter that the Pentagon would not be enforcing any kind of ban “until the President’s direction has been received by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary has issued implementation guidance.” The message was … Continue reading Transgender military policy still in question after Trump tweets