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<\/p>\nWashington, DC…Well, folks, thank you very much for being here. I\u2019m about to sign an executive order, but I want to begin by thanking the Vice President for helping this, but also thank Chairman Milley, who has been a great, great help, and then also the soon-to-be Secretary of Defense, who, when we can finish this, will be sworn in in a moment. And so, don\u2019t say anything to cause him to change his mind, okay? <\/p>\n
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But all kidding aside, this is reinstating a position that previous commanders and \u2014 as well as the Secretaries have supported. And what I\u2019m doing is enabling all qualified Americans to serve their country in uniform, and essentially restoring the situation as it existed before, with transgender personnel, if qualified in every other way, can serve their government in the United States military.<\/p>\n
So that\u2019s what I\u2019m about to sign. And I\u2019m going to get a chance, I\u2019m told, a little later on another matter \u2014 later this afternoon when I speak to another order \u2014 to answer all your questions on a whole range of things. But I\u2019m going to be going to the swearing-in shortly after this. Okay?<\/p>\n
Thank you, again.<\/p>\n
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