President Donald Trump has revoked a Biden-era order allowing transgender people to serve in the military. (Greg Nash/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The move comes as part of a campaign taken up by Trump and his Defense Department secretary nominee Pete Hegseth to weed out any DEI practices across U.S. forces.
Last week, Trump tapped Matthew Lohmeier to be the Air Force’s next undersecretary. In 2021, Lohmeier, a Space Force lieutenant colonel, was fired after calling out the military’s diversity programs and alleging "Marxism" within its ranks.
Lohmeier has self-published a book, "Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest and the Unmaking of the American Military" and appeared on podcasts claiming the military was being weakened by Marxism, diversity efforts and critical race theory.
The move comes as part of a campaign taken up by President Donald Trump and his Defense Department secretary nominee Pete Hegseth to weed out any DEI practices across U.S. forces. (AP)
An order requiring the federal government to only recognize two genders has prohibited the use of taxpayer money for "transgender services" following reports that some inmates were receiving transgender care funded by the government. Medicaid, in some states, currently covers such treatments.
Also, under that order, federal prisons and shelters for migrants and rape victims are to be segregated by biological sex. It would block requirements at government facilities and at workplaces that transgender people be referred to using pronouns that align with their gender. Trump’s team says those requirements violate the First Amendment’s freedom of speech and religion.
The order does not issue a nationwide mandate on which bathrooms transgender people can use or which sports competitions they can participate in, though many states have passed laws in those areas.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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