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Newshour: Trump Says Transgender People Banned from Military Service

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Trump Says Transgender People Banned from Military Service

26/07/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, Trump Says Transgender People Banned from Military Service

President Trump says transgender people are not allowed to serve in the US military

President Trump says transgender people are not allowed to serve in the US military.

In a tweet, President Trump cites "tremendous medical costs and disruption" as the reason for a ban on transgender people in the US military.

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(Photo: US President Donald Trump. Credit: Justin Merriman/Getty Images)

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