Woodward Book: Trump Called Trans Surgery 'Getting Clipped'
Bob Woodward’s new book provides former confirmation that Donald Trump blindsided some of his top aides with the transgender military ban – and also reports that the president referred to gender-confirmation surgery as “getting clipped.”
Trump’s July 2017 tweet came an hour before he was scheduled to meet advisers to discuss proposals on the matter ...
Bannon, in Woodward's account, claimed the ban was justified because trans people were joining the military in order to have their transition procedures paid for.
Trump reportedly made the same argument:
“What the fuck? They're coming in here, they're getting clipped,” Trump told Bannon, as Woodward recounts. “Not going to happen.”
... the primary forces behind the ban were Vice President Mike Pence and activists from the religious right. They lobbied against funding of transition-related health care for trans troops, and some called for an outright ban.
https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2018/9/07/woodward-book-trump-called-trans-surgery-getting-clipped
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