President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly drafting an executive order to ban all transgender individuals from serving the US military, The Sunday Times stated citing defense sources. This order would force around 15,000 people believed to be transgenders out of their posts in the army. This could happen as early as his first day of his second term in the White House.
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"These people will be forced out at a time when the military can't recruit enough people," said a source familiar with Trump's intentions in conversation with the news outlet.
"Only the Marine Corps is hitting its numbers for recruitment and some people who will be affected are in very senior positions."
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The proposed ban is believed to be more sweeping that the one introduced during Trump's first term as president, which barred trans individuals from joining the military. However, it allowed those already serving to remain. President Joe Biden later overturned the order, but the new directive would mandate the removal of all transgender personnel, regardless of their years of service, according to multiple sources.
Trump's Previous Statements On The Transgender Ban
Trump, 78, has raged against "woke" military procedures, alleging that certain high-ranking officers were more concerned with diversity, fairness, and inclusion than with fighting.
He also previously spoke about prohibiting trans people from serving the military. During his first term, he had tweeted saying, "After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow…."
In another post on X, then Twitter, he had said, "Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the US Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming…."