On Monday, President Trump is expected to sign two sweeping executive orders targeting military policies on transgender service members and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.
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Trump is expected to bar transgender service in the U.S. military, which goes beyond his 2017 policy by prohibiting thousands from serving due to concerns over "mental and physical readiness." It outlines restrictions on pronouns, gender identity standards, and deployment capabilities for those undergoing gender transition.
A second executive order will target DEI programs, banning race- or sex-based preferences across the Department of Defense (DOD) and Homeland Security. It mandates the removal of DEI bureaucracies and curricula in U.S. Service Academies promoting "radical gender ideologies."
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, narrowly confirmed by the Senate, will be tasked with implementing these directives, including prioritizing "readiness, lethality, and cohesion" and reviewing personnel aligned with DEI initiatives.
Trump is also preparing to reinstate all troops dismissed due to vaccine rejection and pay them their back pay.
President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to issue an executive order to reinstate military service members who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. The anticipated order would restore the rank, back pay, and benefits of over 8,000 troops who were dismissed under the Biden administration's vaccine mandate.
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The expected executive order would direct the Secretary of Defense to reinstate service members, both active and reserve, who were discharged for declining the COVID-19 vaccine.
According to a White House fact sheet, reinstated members would regain their previous rank and receive back pay and benefits.
Between 2021 and 2023, more than 8,000 troops were dismissed under the Biden administration's vaccine mandate. Following the mandate's repeal in 2023, only 43 of those discharged opted to return to service.
It is absolutely remarkable. Trump is going down his entire checklist of "Promises Made" and turning them into "Promises Kept" in his first week as president. I don't think any other president in history has done this before. The media and the Democrats and the Deep State -- but I repeat myself thrice -- are screaming, and he Just. Doesn't. Give a shit.
All the media and the Democrats and the Deep State -- but I repeat myself thrice, again -- can do is sputter that "Trump is keeping all the promises he made to the voters, which the voters voted for! It's unfair (for reasons)!"