go into temporary effect. the vice president of the lgbt research at the center for american progress called his policy and the result today dehumanizing. while they doj is arguing due to lower courts issuing nationwide injunctions, our military had been forced to maintain a prior policy that poses a risk to military effectiveness and lethality for over a year. here now, retired u.s. army lieutenant general jerry boykin and kristin beck, a transgender retired navy seal. good to see you both. a recent survey of u.s. active-duty troops, i m sure you re aware of it, and veterans, found that 61% of respondents do not approve of transgender people in the military. so what are those 61% missing? given their own experience. i just don t understand the lethality and effectiveness part. i don t know if those 61%
due to lower court issuing nationwide injunctions our military has been forced to maintain a prior policy that poses a risk to military effectiveness for over a year. democrats reacted very strongly against the court s decision. this from diane feinstein. allowing transgender individuals to serve has no negative effect on the military s readiness. our military is stronger when all americans are allowed to serve openly and proudly. meanwhile the justices also took on a number of issues. they decided not to take action on a case concerning the legality of daca. their inaction allowed the program to continue. the court schedule is full for the year. that means it won t be touched until sometime in 2020. that s the likely path moving
determines are necessary to ensure the most lethal and combat effective fighting force in the world. the trump justice department agreed calling the obama era policy a risk to military effectiveness and legality for over a year. the legal dispute over transgender military service began after the president announced by way of twitter back in july 2017 that his administration was reversing the obama era policy of accepting transgender recruits. the ruling does not signal the end of the fight. lower courts will have their say on the policy which could put it back in the hands of the high court. a ray of hope for transgender veterans like jennifer long who trained as a drill sergeant and deployed to iraq three times. i ve had that experience being on hormones, being deployed, having to do a top-level high-security job. and being able to do that job with distinction and honor. the issue has stocked the pentagon for years, sparking a fierce debate over what it means
divisive. for example, when i went to d.c., i would talk to people on the left about women s rights and the constitution, but i would talk to the right about military effectiveness and retention and security and the fact that the joint chiefs all unanimously agreed that this policy was bad for the military. well need more people in d.c. who can do that, who can put their ego aside and not try to convince people of their reasons why kwlou should agree with them, but find the reasons inside them why they should agree with you. you re great. you re great. i mean it. you re great. thanks for coming on. thanks, chris. m.j. hagar, it was great to meet her for the first time. it s texas. it s red. she is rung against a long-term incumbent. i think she is going get this guy off his butt at least. democratic congressional candidate in texas, thanks. up next, with conflicts simmering around the world and a nuclear standoff with north korea barely on hold, insiders say defense secretary j
it s not conducive to military effectiveness. we keep hearing that over and over. and while the new policy allows a few narrow exceptions, it is not for the aclu, who said the white house has released tonight is transphobia as policy. on the other hand, the center for military readiness says the policy does not go far enough. in part, from their statement, the president says, this announcement today, says nothing about ending political correctness in the military. a promise that president trump made. and we were hoping he would