Be followed if you really want a solution. Reporter it was a total reversal from the june 2016 tweet saying thank you to the lgbt community. I will fight for you. Caitlyn jenner who endorsed mr. Trump in the general election tweeted there are 15,000 patriot yachtic Transgender Americans many the u. S. Military fighting for all of us. What happened to your promise to fight for them . Youre not worried about what someone Sexual Orientation or identity is. Youre worried about if thaifr got your back. Reporter the pentagon today not issuing a comment or a statement on this but a navy captain said they are willing to work closely with the president on this matter. One of the president s tweets this morning talked about the medical costs of allowing transgender people to serve in the military. Do we have any numbers on that . Reporter thats right. He is very concerned about the increasing costs of medical care in the military. The president estimates it would go up by between 2. 4 million an
Critically wounded six weeks ago when a gunman opened fire on republicans practicing for a congressional baseball game. The hospital says scalise, who is 51, is in good spirits and looks forward to returning to work when his rehab is complete. We look forward to it too. A bill that would slap new economic sanctions on russia for meddling in the u. S. Elections has reached the senate after the house overwhelmingly approved it. Understandably, the russians dont like it. Charlie dagata found some of americas european allies are also opposed. Reporter senior russian Officials Say the new sanctions make no sense and move already tense u. S. Relations into uncharted territory. Andre kortinov, director of the Prominent Russian think tank, told us russians arent happy being thrown into the same basket as iran and north korea. Basically the signal is that you three bad guys, you will get the same treatment from the United States congress. And with all due respect, russia is not north korea. Rep
Mason good evening. Im anthony mason. In his inaugural address, President Trump said, when you open your heart to patriotism, theres no room for prejudice. But today, the commander in chief decided there is no room for patriotic Transgender Americans willing to serve their country in the u. S. Military. He is reimposing the ban lifted by president obama. Major garrett begins our coverage of whats behind the decision and the fallout. Reporter the president s tweets sounded like new policy. The United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u. S. Military. But it caught the pentagon and congress completely off guard. The white house could not explain what it meant for the thousands of transgender individuals serving now. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders does dnot provide a time table for implementing the policy. Obviously, its a very difficult decision. Its not a simple one. But the president feels that its the best one for
Reporter the crowd, including Truck Driving democratturned republican voter gino defabio gino defabio reporter loved it. Thank you, sir, for keeping the promises that you made. To these 12,000 people and to the country. Reporter mr. Trump accepted the compliment. With few exceptions, no president has done anywhere near what weve done in his first six months. Not even close. Reporter today i asked defabio about the president s accomplishments. You cant do everything at once. Health care reform. Working on it. Tax reform. Its coming. It has to come. Reporter but the revival the president brags about is a long way off for the more than 700 workers who have lost their jobs at the big g. M. Facility nearby or the 100 Union Workers at a g. M. Supplier in austintown, or the 115 workers laid off at magna seating systems or the 15 who lost their jobs at jamestown industries, much of it since mr. Trump took office. Are the jobs coming back . No, theyre not. Bertram de souza. Hes playing on the f
Mason and this is our western edition. Good evening. Im anthony mason. In his inaugural address, President Trump said, when you open your heart to patriotism, theres no room for prejudice. But today, the commander in chief decided there is no room for patriotic Transgender Americans willing to serve their country in the u. S. Military. He is reimposing the ban lifted by president obama. Major garrett begins our coverage of whats behind the decision and the fallout. Reporter the president s tweets sounded like new policy. But it caught the pentagon and but it caught the pentagon and congress completely off guard. The white house could not explain what it meant for the thousands of transgender individuals serving now. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders did not provide a time table for implementing the policy. Obviously, its a very difficult decision. Its not a simple one. But the president feels that its the best one for the military. Reporter but you cant swer the question of whats