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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the Pentagon would keep current policy in place for serving transgender troops while it studied Trump’s directive, a sign the White House had kicked off a politically explosive ban without a clean implementation plan.
Why it matters: Trans ban fallout
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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the Pentagon would keep current policy in place for serving transgender troops while it studied Trump’s directive, a sign the White House had kicked off a politically explosive ban without a clean implementation plan.
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