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Not so fast El Presidente

Aug 30, 2017 6:42AM PDT
Mattis freezes Trump ban on transgender troops pending review

In a statement, Mattis said that Trump's directive would be reviewed by a panel of experts from the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.

"Once the panel reports its recommendations and following my consultation with the secretary of Homeland Security, I will provide my advice to the president concerning implementation of his policy direction," Mattis said.

Trump formally directed the Pentagon to implement the ban on transgender individuals joining the military last week,


So TheRUMP implemented a "ban"...... and the military said the 'ban" was frozen....So there is NO ban.

Sounds like insubordination.....reported from a NOT FAKE NEWS source.

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Since there was also a directive
Aug 30, 2017 7:28AM PDT

by Trump to Mattis to give advice on how to IMPLEMENT that ban, that seems to be what Mattis was saying.......DUHHHHH

"Once the panel reports its recommendations and following my consultation with the secretary of Homeland Security, I will provide my advice to the president concerning implementation of his policy direction," Mattis said.

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Someone took TheRUMP to the woodshed.
Aug 30, 2017 7:43AM PDT

The "review" will take at least 4 years.