Trump Team Refutes Reports Claiming He Will Immediately Discharge Transgender Military Troops

‘These unnamed sources are speculating and have no idea what they are actually talking about,’ the president-elect’s spokeswoman said.
Trump Team Refutes Reports Claiming He Will Immediately Discharge Transgender Military Troops
President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Nov. 13, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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President-elect Donald Trump’s team refuted anonymously sourced reports claiming that he would immediately discharge all transgender-identifying people from the military upon taking office.

Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, who was tapped by the president-elect to be his press secretary, said in a statement to The Epoch Times on Nov. 30 that such claims by several media outlets are based on speculation.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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