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Schakowsky Statement on President Trump's Reckless, Transphobic Tweets

July 26, 2017

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and founding member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, issued the following statement after President Trump announced that transgender Americans will no longer be able to serve in the U.S. military:

“President Trump has dubbed this ‘American Heroes’ week and taken the opportunity to wage a transphobic attack on, you guessed it, American heroes. There are thousands of transgender individuals currently serving in uniform, and it is indefensible for their Commander in Chief to target them for their gender identity. Our military will be less effective and our country will be less safe if President Trump goes through with his reckless proposal.”