The orders could further clarify initial directives Trump issued shortly after his inauguration last week, when he removed protections for transgender troops put in place by former President Joe Biden and banned DEI initiatives at federal agencies.
Trump had tried to impose a ban on transgender troops during his first term, but it was tangled up in the courts for years before being overturned by Biden shortly after he took office.
The new order on transgender troops does not impose an immediate ban, but directs the Pentagon to come up with a policy on their service in the armed forces based on military readiness, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Trump promised during the campaign to build an Iron Dome, the advanced air defense system used by Israel.
Videos on both the Tuskegee Airmen and WASPs were removed as the courses were taken down last week, causing an uproar. WASPs were vital in ferrying warplanes for the military.
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