Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth On Saturday he said that the judge who ruled that the Pentagon should allow transgender troops to have to report to the military bases as it is now « now a military planner. »
United States District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington DC issued a preliminary order last week, which blocked the Pentagon to enforce the executive order of President Donald Trump, which banned transgender people from service in the army.
The Order of January 27, Trump said that « expressing a false gender identity » divergent from the sex of an individual cannot satisfy the rigorous standards needed for military service « and asked the Department of Defense to update his medical standards for military and pronoun policies.
Trump Administrator asks the federal judge to dissolve the order of transgender military prohibition
The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, said that the judge who ruled that the Pentagon must allow transgender troops to report to the military bases. (Reuters/Yves Herman)
The president’s order said that « beyond the hormonal and surgical medical interventions involved, the adoption of a gender identity inconsistent with an individual’s sexual conflict with the commitment of an honorable, true and disciplined lifestyle, even in personal life. »
In his sentence, the judge said Trump’s order It contains a language that is « unpleasant », adding that politics « stigmatizes transgender people as inherently inadequate. »
Hegseth responded to the ruling of the X social media platform.
Hegseth says Pentagon to appeal the judge’s decision blocks transgender ban
The Judge of the North District -American Ana Reyes issued a preliminary order last week, which blocked the Pentagon to enforce the executive order of President Donald Trump, which banned transgender people from serving in the army. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
« Because the judge » Reyes is now a highest military planner, he can inform Fort Benning at 0600 to instruct our Rangers armies on how to execute high -value target raids … After that, Commander Reyes can send Fort Bragg to form our green breeks in the counter -insurgent war, « he wrote.
The judge delayed his order Until Friday morning to allow the Trump administration to appeal, who said it would.
Reyes said in his decision that the executive order probably involves violations of constitutional rights.
The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, said that the judge « may report Fort Benning at 0600 to instruct our army ranges on how to execute target high value raids. » (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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« The court knows that this opinion will lead to a public debate and a public call. In a healthy democracy, both are positive results, » said Reyes. « We should all agree, however, that all the people who have responded to the call for serving deserves our gratitude and respect. »
« In fact, the cruel irony is that thousands of transgender services have sacrificed, some who risk their lives, to ensure that the other protection rights that are very equal to the military prohibition seeks to deny them, » said the judge, saying that the defendants, on the other hand, have not shown that they will be loaded with continuing the status quo, waiting for this litigation and to prevent them from being in the public interest.
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