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There wouldn't be migration if the Usa does not interfere with internal politics of other countries and if it doesn't stole their resources.

Don't ask don't tell was the most effective way and it was respected. There are rules and regulations and there is NO room are anything outside that that makes soldiers lose focus on respect for each other PERIOD. This is why the military voted for Trump. Politics and social issues is not a place for military. If you have to explain it, it doesn't belong. They voted

XX doesn't equal XY and vice-versa

Show this to Selena Gomez…. She doesn’t understand how bad it is

Still a man so it doesn’t matter. You just don’t want a woman as a commander.

I have Leukemia. I have to take a particular medication, that costs $8400.00 PER BOTTLE. Doesn't cost ME a cent...ahhhh Living in Canada is so much easier....

This person has spent the large majority of their military career as a man. Both combat deployments were well before they transitioned. People who require inhalers cannot be deployed- meaning someone who is reliant on constant medication cannot be deployed. This person is no longer deployable, and by definition no longer fit to serve. That doesn’t erase what they’ve done- but allowing trans people in the military and to allow them to transition during their service severely blurs the lines.

Trump is only ever talking to a fraction of the US population. He doesn't care about anyone who didn't vote for him. He doesn't care about anyone outside of the US borders. All he cares about is himself.\nEverything he says has to be heard or read in that context. He's only ever talking to his loyals, to encourage them to continue being loyal and throwing more money at him.\nNothing else exists in his mind.\nThis explains his pronouncements and executive orders on every subject. It even explains all his lies.

It doesn’t matter what ethnic group you are if you a illegal immigrant you’re gonna be on the list

I lost my best friend. Not the only one. Sad AF. Whoever is spreading the lies that trans people are raping and attacking people, is just outright evil. And ya frankly, peoples business is their business. If doesn’t affect you, if you don’t have firsthand experience being raped and attacked, stop having an opinion. You are not ENTITLED to ignorant opinions. You, and everyone else, are entitled to human rights. Stop inciting violence on each other every time trump makes shit up to trickyou in to taking your money.

SHE'S REMARKABLE AND HAS PAID HER DUES. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IF TRUMP DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING BUT HETEROSEXUAL MEN AND WOMEN THAN THAT'S HIS PERROGATIVE. PERIOD.

Trump doesn't send money to Canada, and it doesn't have money to pay these workers

I am Australian trans and I never changed my job I still drive semi trucks and excavators every day so if you’re good at that you do it doesn’t matter ❤❤❤

There is no excuse for anyone to come here illegally and stay. Being poor or from a poor country doesn’t give you the right to come here illegally and stay. \nWe need to help our own countrymen first and the poor we have here.\nWe welcome legal immigrants.\nRight now it’s all shut down due to all the illegals Biden let come in so blame it on him if you had an appointment but it’s been canceled.\nAmericans are now coming first in our own country again and that’s how it should be.

Knee surgery comparison is a poor comparison. You chose self inflicted medical down time. The individual requiring knee surgery did not. You took down time because changing your gender identity was something you felt you needed, which isn't putting the service of your country first. I don't choose myself over my people - period. I don't believe that is the merit of a good leader. I don't believe the excellence in your skill set comes from an inability to establish personally what gender you want to be. Results in combat and protecting what's right in the air and on the battlefield have little to do with wanting to be a woman or a man. Get the job done, be a silent operator. It seems to me, that you care more about your gender than you do about your service to your country. I hope in the end, you get everything your heart desires. I truly do. But I hope you recognise that the world isn't fair. I don't think this piece by CNN is more important than covering what's going on in the lives of those suffering that need the air time more than this individual. Further more, the reporter - she just looks like an angry woman who isn't getting what she wants. She doesn't appear to be unbiased at all. It's not a good reflection for the CNN. I think fair reporting is fair, I also believe one should come across as unbiased when reporting fairly, here the reporter has failed to do so in my opinion. Out

This is too much for me. I'm cool with women's rights, climate change, and gay rights, but I don't feel any need to hop on the trans train. It just doesn't affect me or many people that I know. There are bigger fish to fry on the federal level.

The voice of trans people always gets under my skin doesn’t sound feminine at all it just sounds affected. Still this person could no doubt do their job.

Because it sucks? And never be fooled by the map. It's the second largest country in the world, but only 5% is arable land, and as mentioned at 0:30 majority live close to the usa border. Plus the country doesn't have many happening places to turn to as usa does, so that means you must condense everything together, and you've got what some say is a country really the size of Germany. One more key industry was left out and not mentioned: their immigration industry. Fact. Absolutely pathetic.

Transgenders qualification are not the issue, society is. I don't see Trump views are going to change any time soon. Why would you stay where you're not wanted? If the Military doesn't want you and your talents, find another career where you will be TRULY VALUED.

CNN doesn’t tell us transgender ppl will use the military medical and not serving their job. They get paid with their job and don’t have to do it because they ask for transgender operation and it’s not fair for the rest of the other members of the military who has to do their job during their absent for up to 8 months during their time of abusing the system. They are unfit to serve

Girl, you are amazing. I'm sorry the president of your country is ungrateful and doesn't appreciate your service. God bless you.

I served for 6 years in the Air Force and I lean mostly right on transgender issues (keep biological men out of female sports, there are only 2 genders, etc), but I'm hard pressed to understand why people who are trans can't serve their county - I don't see reasonable justification for that. It doesn't make sense.

Doesn’t look like they respect the laws of the USA.

Mexico government is ran by the cartel. Mexico doesn’t care about their own people. The cartels gravy train is coming to an end at the southern border

They are a liability in the field, doesn't matter if they want to serve or not. Medication they need to be whatever they feel they are, is not available in the middle of a war. If you have controllable asthma you can't serve, it's a liability of both not getting the meds you need and they chance you have an episode and cause your fire team to fail because you are not medically fit for duty

A key quote “my people” is indicative of a questionable decision. The original enlistment document states MALE to change it to FEMALE is a lie. \nNo more questions need to be asked. \nPerson doesn’t qualify as proof a lie has been committed. \nThis lie maybe grounds of a court martial offense. \nSubject to a dishonorable discharge.

I hate Trump and everything he stands for but transgenders serving openly are contrary to the principle of good order and discipline. No matter what people think transgenders are not respected by their subordinates and there has to be respect to be an effective leader. In this man's case he flies as a crew of 1 and possibly 2 so he doesn't require respect from his subordinates but a frontline combat officer leading a company would get zero respect and would probably get fragged. The standards have to be the same across all branches and all jobs and that's not possible. The military is mostly populated with southern and mid western men and they will never accept this so as a veteran I support this move to ban them. I would also like to see the standards restored in regards to fat heterosexuals too. There's nothing that says lack of discipline like a fat soldier whose buttons on his BDU shirt are about to pop and they can't see their toes.

She's a Navy commander but she doesn't know that the second brain just wants to blab. How dumb is that?

I don't want that Man in charge of security for our country! He doesn't know what he has in his underwear! If he can't tell a penis from a female he isn't fit or Qualified to serve!

Hellgseth is an abomination doesn’t deserve his position shame on the congressman for putting him in there. But he can have his manly man military and exclude blacks and others to form his Aryan military.

Your average soldier is not going to respect a leader or want to follow a leader who used to be a man and is now a woman and Vice, versa! I agree with Trump and Crenshaw even though I don't Crenshaw. There is no room in the military for this BS. I served 10 years and this BS is nothing more than a huge distraction. You have people who were going in just to get the operations. They spend 4 years in the military changing gender on tax payers dime. Out of the whole 4 years they may be deployable for about 6 months and that ain't all at the same time. When I was in this stuff was not an issue! They were not allowed to join and neither were gays.\n\n Think about it everyone is so bent out of shape over sexual assault well if you take a couple of gay guys and put them in an infantry unit they are going to look at all those men the same way a straight guy would look at all the girls if he was dropped off in an all girls collage. Nothing but problems and issues the military doesn't need!!! Seen it first hand back then when it was not allowed. Incase no one noticed military recruitment is down to dangerous levels! Doesn't anyone wonder why??? This post is why. No one wants to be part of a wishy washy military. It's to easy to get hurt or killed when things are running normal! Throw all the gay and trans BS in there and it just F**ks up everything!\n\nSo for 4 years they are almost always on lite duty, they are getting paid and getting the operations then at the end of their enlistment they walk out of the military the opposite sex they came in with and the American taxpayer is hundreds of thousands of dollars down for every one of these fools!!! This is what the democrats did!!! Join the Army and change your sex on us!!!\nNo place in the military for these fools. I feel that anyone who wants to change their sex is mentally ill!!! I have no desire to change into a woman and if I did I would think something was wrong with me and go get help!!!

Swinging after the bell. Sex should have never been put into the conversation. Woke doesn't work. 1% of the population can't dictate terms to the rest.

What are we going to do without women with penis’s fighting on the frontline. Only positive is, I guess, the Islamic extremists are terrified of them ? Yeah I want to put my life in the hands of a person who doesn’t know what sex they are!

They don't let you in if you have sleep apnea, high bp etc. but we're supposed to ignore the whole physical changes/surgery etc. that makes them not combat ready? (Not to mention the mental aspect of this situation). If this wasn't a libtard 'hill to die on', politically correct BS agenda, like with trans in women's sports IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS. Feckless Kaitlen Collins parading this 'person' out who may be the exception doesn't make it the rule. And how they FEEL about it doesn't help our military to be stronger.

The Military is not a democracy. Quit trying to use it for social experiments.\nIf a person doesn't have enough dicipline to keep their sexual orientation private, they don't show enough dicipline to be a soldier.

Transgender is disturbing. A transgender doesn't belong in the military at all.

Crenshaw isn't fit to serve, regardless of his eye he's a trash human being who clearly doesn't care about his fellow troops. He's a disgrace to the uniform.

As a 67 yr old gay man it is a no brainer TEST them and see who the deceiver is for DNA doesn't lie only people do. Cutting your junk off and taking drugs don't make you that sex just a \nimitating of what they wish they were . You can say anything doesn't make it the Truth!

*Putting a dress on uncle Harry doesn’t make him my aunt. It only validates they are confused. No interest in playing pretend with them, especially in a military unit.*

Stop crying and go home, the Military doesn't need those Shenanigan's. They need Men & Women, not confusion. Damn, smh

First let me say that I fully support anyone who is fully physically capable of doing whatever job that they are either enlisted to do or has been assigned to do within the military. \n\nIn a time where special forces doesn't mean bulked up freakishly high endurance or specific physical requirements are necessary.\nSpecial ops nowadays is also about mental acumen and ability to assess the entire picture and it is absolutely well known that certain physical factors are required to be on the front lines but to remove a very capable force that is a force multiplier in a time where it's absolutely needed and cannot be replaced quickly or even adequately is doing a massive disservice to our military and the citizens of this country just for the sake of a small group of individuals with small minds that couldn't step into that vacant position and adequately fill it with the same caliber of talent regardless of how they identify themselves!\nBeing the most lethal fighting military requires many talents and to remove those talents from the soldiers they support is absolutely hurting our military in ways that will take decades to rectify!\nThat soldier on the ground calling in drone strikes to get his or her soldiers out of the danger isn't going to care if they are trans or identify as LGBTQ only that they are able to safeguard their soldiers in whatever way they have been trained to do..\nOur military needs to be the most diverse in order to be the most lethal in the most diverse situations throughout the worlds stages!

Reading comments about transgender service people vs anti-vaxxers:\n\nBeing transgender doesn't increase the risk of spreading a powerful virus. This will not prevent service members from doing their job. \n\nNot having a vaccine greatly increases the probability of spreading a virus. This can prevent service members from doing job by needing to recover themselves or their close proximity loved ones. \n\nYou have no idea wtf you're actually thinking about when making these loose connections.

The president is the commander and chief of the military. If this individual doesn’t like this fact, this individual should leave and don’t let the door hit him/her on the way out.

1. they can’t deploy\n2. that doesn’t mean the can’t do other things.

Trump is a 5 time draft dodger he doesn’t care about America he cares about himself

Putting a dress on uncle Harry doesn’t make him my aunt.

He doesn't belong to the military

Long hair with balls hanging, doesn't look right, for the rest of the members...

Transgender commander just doesn't roll off the tongue, right\n\n???

Has any delivery person you need to walk with change. But I understand this guy was being rude. I want to come some money he doesn't need to tip