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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis late Tuesday announced that transgender troops will be allowed to continue serving in the military pending the results of a study by experts.

The announcement follows tweets and an order from President Trump that indicated transgender service members no longer had place in the military, effectively reversing an Obama administration policy. The order also affects the Department of Homeland Security, which houses the Coast Guard.

"Once the panel reports its recommendations and following my consultation with the secretary of Homeland Security, I will provide my advice to the president concerning implementation of his policy direction," Mattis said in the statement. "In the interim, current policy with respect to currently serving members will remain in place."

Mattis' move buys time for the Pentagon to determine how and if it will allow thousands of transgender troops to continue to serve, whether they will receive medical treatment, or how they will be discharged.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ops-continue-serving-pending-study/614711001/

 

[the anime man]

Holy shit

 

[Mercury Fred]

Whoa!

 

[FireBeaver]

One of the few actually good guys in the Trump administration.

 

[BY2K]

YO

 

[hitme]

 

[mike6467]

Wow.

This should trigger Trump justifying it or declaring he has absolute power that shouldn't be questioned. I wonder which one he'll go with.

 

[Choppasmith]

Huzzah! Take that Trump! Hopefully this is the start of getting that terrible law overturned.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

Fired in 3...2...1...

 

[Farsi]

Not some fast orange man.

 

[gun_haver]

Fascinating stuff, I hope that equality wins out in the end.

 

[Darth Pinche]

Yes! Get fucked Trump!

 

[RobotHaus]

Either he thinks he's going to be out soon or Trump is. Either way I don't see them both staying the whole course together.

 

[snap]

mattis to be fired in 3, 2, 1...

edit: damn you riprock

 

[Vestal]

First Tillerson on Sunday and now Mattis...

Quick someone take the Orange Turds phone away.

 

[theWB27]

Hotdamn that is amazing. Im sure they will favor serving over rumps punk ass decision.

 

[Slayven]

I will wait until the other shoe drops

 

[Finalizer]

defense secretary vacancy in 3... 2...

 

[WaterAstro]

Mattis said, "FUK DAT TRUMP GUY!"

 

[FUME5]

He's so fired.

 

[fluffydelusions]

Fired in 3...2...1...

mattis to be fired in 3, 2, 1...

edit: damn you riprock

beat me to it

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

Hot damn.

Put me in the "Trump blows up and fires Mattis when?" group.

 

[Prompto]

Hopefully it freezes permanently soon

 

[AndersK]

Hahahaha.

Litterally the most Incompetent administration I've ever seen. Thankfully.

 

[RoKKeR]

Hahahah.

 

[LiK]

RESIST

 

[Septimus Prime]

Psycho Mattis

 

[Common Knowledge]

*insert certain letter of the alphabet here*

 

[Stinkles]

This is an awesome way to resign and be a patriot imo

 

[Surface of Me]

This is pretty big right? Who else high up in the government has done something like this in response to Trump?

 

[Escape Goat]

I order you to arrive at these results.

 

[How About No]

Holy fuck Mattis

 

[Mechazawa]

Dunked.

 

[Slime]

This is huge and historic.

Good on him.

 

[Complex Shadow]

goddamit, I had Rex to go next.

 

[Loudninja]

Good.

Trump is such a horrible piece of garbage.

 

[borghe]

Apparently Mattis doesn’t know squat about pledging loyalty.

 

[Moppeh]

Isn't this freeze just temporary?

 

[G-Bus]

Oh this is going to be good.

Trump mad.

 

[Vibranium]

"OBJECTION!"

Edit: Yeah, it's nothing, so "HOLD IT!" is more appropriate here, given that it's the same policy as was already announced. Basically the only way for the US to stop it is through the next election election. I hope for the best for everyone in the States and LGBTQ community.

 

[BY2K]

Pentagon to Trump: I'm afraid your friend Mattis really is MY friend Mattis.

 

[Linkark07]

Well Mattis, hasta la vista. You were one of the few good people in this shitty government.

 

[UberTag]

Happy to see Trump's cabinet in full-fledged rebellion mode.

 

[Steel]

goddamit, I had Rex to go next.

Same. Maybe he'll be the next to be voted off the island.

 

[massoluk]

Wow, mad respect, Mattis

 

[Random Human]

Whoa.

 

[shem935]

This doesn't allow new transgender troops to serve still, don't think there is anything mattis can do about that and this is of course still pending the pentagon concluding the internal review mentioned in the first line. Still some good news.

 

[Kensation]

 

[Mercury Fred]

Fuck, this makes me drool daydreaming of a military removal of that fascist shit stain from the White House.

 

[Darth Pinche]

Isn't this freeze just temporary?

Yes, but it reminds Trump that he can't just tweet his insane policy into reality.