The Pentagon intends to challenge the court decision, which temporarily suspended the decree of President Donald Trump, which prohibits transgender people to serve in the army. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Pete Highset social networks x.
“We will challenge this decision and win,” the minister wrote.
A ban on the service of transgender people in the army
January 28, Donald Trump signed a decree that provides for the abolition of the policy of the administration of Joe Biden and the ban on the service of transgender people in the army.
This step was a continuation of Trump’s policy, according to which “in the official position of the US government, there are only two sexes – male and female”.
However, on the eve of Judge Reyes suspended the action of the decree. The court granted the lawsuit of six existing military personnel and two people who planned to join the army, who applied to the court demanding a temporary ban on the execution of the Trump decree.