Donald Trump, hero of the LGBT community? Wednesday’s ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military suggests he’s not quite the champion of LGBT rights that he promised to be just last June during his campaign for president.
At that time, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee warned voters from that demographic that his likely opponent Hillary Clinton would instead bring in “more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs.”
#ICYMI, here’s that tweet, which seems more like 100 years old today:
Thank you to the LGBT community! I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 14, 2016
On Wednesday, Trump’s Twitter feed struck a dramatically different tone — specifically when it comes to transgender rights and the U.S. military, which he leads as Commander-in-Chief.
Here’s what Trump wrote:
After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
….Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
….victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
Shortly after that getting that dramatic policy shift out of the way, the POTUS got right back to bashing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, because Wednesday was just another morning in Trump’s America.
Why didn't A.G. Sessions replace Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, a Comey friend who was in charge of Clinton investigation but got….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
…big dollars ($700,000) for his wife's political run from Hillary Clinton and her representatives. Drain the Swamp!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017