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Trump announced that the U.S. government would no longer allow transgender people to serve in the military, a sudden reversal that blindsided the Pentagon and immediately drew bipartisan criticism. The move raised legal and policy questions before the administration had even finished explaining what it meant.
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Trump announced that the U.S. government would no longer allow transgender people to serve in the military, a sudden reversal that blindsided the Pentagon and immediately drew bipartisan criticism. The move raised legal and policy questions before the administration had even finished explaining what it meant.
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