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27th July 2017
11:34am BST

Trump's decision is a complete reversal of Obama's ending of the transgender military ban last year. He had said that the prohibition was outdated.
Understandably, Trump has been harshly criticised for his decision.
Many transgender veterans took to Twitter to show how they had served their country, and to question the logic of the ban.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the annual cost of having transgender people in the military could be as little as $2.4 million.
https://twitter.com/pvrpghost/status/890200615955124224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breakingnews.ie%2Fdiscover%2Fheres-what-american-transgender-veterans-have-to-say-about-trumps-trans-military-ban-799620.html
https://twitter.com/EmilyGorcenski/status/890204449653702656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breakingnews.ie%2Fdiscover%2Fheres-what-american-transgender-veterans-have-to-say-about-trumps-trans-military-ban-799620.html https://twitter.com/cspotweet/status/890290317596835841 Trump also restricted transgender rights earlier this year when he overturned the Obama Administration's decision to allow transgender children to use the bathroom of their choice in school. Chelsea Manning has also spoken out against the ban. The former US soldier came out as transgender soon after being sentenced to jail for leaking classified military documents to WikiLeaks. She took to Twitter to say the ban sounded like "cowardice." https://twitter.com/xychelsea/status/890215240461430785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.businessinsider.com%2Fchelsea-manning-trump-trasngender-military-tweet-reaction-2017-7@realDonaldTrump YOU just opened a can of WHOOP-ASS!!!!#NavySEAL #pipehitter #transgender
MEET ME & tell me I'm not WORTHY to my face. pic.twitter.com/eqAHTysfma — Chief Beck (@valor4us) July 26, 2017
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