US President Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at the commencement ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, May 17, 2017 in New London, Connecticut. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images
In a series of tweets Wednesday morning, President Trump announced that he will bar transgender people from serving in the US military.
"After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the US Military," Trump tweeted. "Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail."
The sudden announcement, which reverses an Obama-era policy allowing transgender troops to serve openly in the military, seemed to catch many in the Pentagon by surprise — particularly since it came on Twitter, seemingly out of the blue.
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