Justice
The Power of American Mayors to Resist Trump's Transgender Military Ban
A Trump administration official dared local electeds to stand up against the ban. They did.
This morning, President Trump announced in a series of tweets that he was banning transgender people from the military. After speaking to a Trump administration official, Axios reporter Jonathan Swan tweeted out the official’s response:
The official may have intended it as a dare, suggesting that Trump’s move was an electoral tactic. But a number of U.S. mayors were ready to take up the official on his suggestion, including several in the Rust Belt. In the minutes and hours since the president’s announcement, mayors all over the country have made it clear that they welcome the transgender individuals the president may now eject from the nation’s armed forces.