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mahatmakanejeeves

(68,458 posts)
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 05:32 PM 6 hrs ago

Pushed out by Trump ban, retired Space Force Colonel seeks to become second openly transgender member of Congress

Virginia
Pushed out by Trump ban, retired Space Force Colonel seeks to become second openly transgender member of Congress

Northern Virginia's Bree Fram says being forced into retirement is driving her congressional run.

Author: Eric Flack
Published: 6:00 AM EST January 20, 2026
Updated: 6:12 AM EST January 20, 2026

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Retired Space Force Col. Bree Fram spent 23 years serving her country, rising to become the highest-ranked openly transgender officer in the U.S. military. This summer, President Trump's executive order banning transgender troops forced her into retirement.

Now, she's running for Congress in Northern Virginia.

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Pushed out by Trump ban, retired Space Force Colonel seeks to become second openly transgender member of Congress (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 6 hrs ago OP
Please let her win! OldBaldy1701E 5 hrs ago #1

OldBaldy1701E

(10,379 posts)
1. Please let her win!
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 05:58 PM
5 hrs ago

Just so that the orange gibbon and Holy Mike have to face her every time they get near Congress.

(I also hope she makes kissy faces at Hegseth, just to watch him implode.)

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