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DonViejo

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Thu Jun 6, 2019, 12:25 PM Jun 2019

Pentagon Contradicts Trump Claim on Transgender Troops

Source: PoliticalWire


June 6, 2019 at 11:14 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

The Defense Department contradicted President Trump’s claim that service-members are “not allowed to take any drugs” and that transgender troops can’t serve because of this, the Washington Post reports.

Said spokeswoman Jessica Maxwell: “The Military Health System covers all approved medically necessary treatments and prescription medications. If a service member has a hormone deficiency for any reason (such as hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, menopause, etc.), he or she would be prescribed hormones.”

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Read more: https://politicalwire.com/2019/06/06/pentagon-contradicts-trump-claim-on-transgender-troops/

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Pentagon Contradicts Trump Claim on Transgender Troops (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2019 OP
Do I really have to say that Trump is such an idiot? trev Jun 2019 #1
Duh, his ugly orange assmouth was moving so of course he was totally lying. lark Jun 2019 #2
Watch: Trump will try to take away their meds now. nt procon Jun 2019 #3
trump hate LGBT people Gothmog Jun 2019 #4
Miller does trDump's thinking for him.... magicarpet Jun 2019 #5

lark

(23,102 posts)
2. Duh, his ugly orange assmouth was moving so of course he was totally lying.
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 12:27 PM
Jun 2019

One always follows the other. He will never ever admit guilt unless he's actually wanting to take credit - otherwise he always lies.

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