Pelosi condemns Trump's 'cowardly, disgusting' ban on transgender troops
Source: The Hill
BY JOHN BOWDEN - 03/23/18 10:41 PM EDT
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) condemned the Trump administration's move late Friday to ban most transgender Americans from serving in the U.S. military.
Pelosi issued a statement calling President Trump's decision to exclude transgender recruits from the military based on a recommendation from Defense Secretary James Mattis "cowardly" and "disgusting."
“This latest memorandum is the same cowardly, disgusting ban the President announced last summer. No one with the strength and bravery to serve in the U.S. military should be turned away because of who they are," Pelosi said.
"The President’s hateful ban is purpose-built to humiliate our brave transgender members of the military who serve with honor and dignity," she added. "It will harm our nation’s readiness and hollow out our strength, for we only strengthen our military by honoring our values of freedom and equality."
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/380054-pelosi-condemns-trumps-cowardly-disgusting-ban-on-transgender-troops
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