Tweets do not make policy and it is business as usual for now. 45 actually has to draft a policy change for it to take effect and since They aren't staffing the White House who knows how long that will take

NightWatcher

(39,382 posts)

3. The tea bagging repukes told him they had to go for him to get his wall funding.

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Thu Aug 3, 2017, 12:46 PM

Aug 2017

But the military (and Coast Guard) has zero interest in putting that policy in place.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

4. For Trump's constituents and twitter followers...

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Thu Aug 3, 2017, 12:47 PM

Aug 2017

it's done.

There are no more "transgenders" in the military.

"Merry Christmas."

HeartachesNhangovers

(851 posts)

5. It really would be better if everyone ignored

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Thu Aug 3, 2017, 01:00 PM

Aug 2017

trumptweets. Actually, has anything of any real importance ever been tweeted? No? OK then, let's just ignore all the tweets.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

7. Unfortunately, his tweets have consequences.

Reply to HeartachesNhangovers (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 3, 2017, 01:10 PM

Aug 2017

Biggest inaugural crowd. Spicer never recovered.

3-5 million voted illegally. Our voter information is being sent to a voter suppression organizer.

We could go on and on.

His tweets are transcribed to White House memos and considered "official."

Gothmog

(182,047 posts)

6. No directive has been given to the military yet and so this may be over

Reply to rgbecker (Original post)

Thu Aug 3, 2017, 01:05 PM

Aug 2017

It is hard to tell. Trump received a ton of pushback from real military types and may have realized that he was being an idiot

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