Quick reaction in Minnesota to President Trump barring transgender people from serving in the military. Air Force veteran Jacob Thomas with OutFront Minnesota says the military less than a year ago told people they supported them and wanted them to serve openly. He says, “To then turn around and say, no, that’s actually not the case, and now that you’ve already come out and already put your trust in us as a service, we’re going to turn around and fire you. I think that’s absolutely ridiculous.”
But John Helmberger with the Minnesota Family Council says, “It would be poor stewardship of taxpayer dollars to fund controversial gender reassignment surgeries when there are so many current mission-critical military needs.”