@pbsnews: 'We have earned our spots': Facing Trump ban, trans troops reflect on military service Friday marked the deadline for the estimated 4,200 active-duty transgender military members to accept what the Defense Department calls "voluntary separation." Those who volunteered to leave may be eligible for separation pay while transgender troops who don’t leave voluntarily will be kicked out. Nick Schifrin spoke to two transgender service members about the choice they face. #pbsnewshour #newshour #pbsnews #trumpadministration #news #petehegseth #transgenderservicemembers #usmilitary #donaldtrump #military
This is criminal. We should be so grateful that anyone wants to serve a country who devalues our vets
2025-06-07 19:22:08
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LadyLilith :
Pete Hegseth is a MASSIVE alcoholic, so much so he had to promise not to drink on the job in front of congress, and HE is telling these AMAZING service members they don’t have the mental toughness or discipline needed to serve?!?!? SICK
2025-06-08 01:03:08
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justine.93 :
AFSCs aren't just combat coded, people work in admin, finance, hospitals and etc. Then use military supporting ice that rip families apart w/o due process. hard to take pride in wearing a uniform after recent developments. Voluntary Separation here. Theyre coming after everyone at this point. 😞
2025-06-10 16:17:13
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Damaris Morales :
Talk about making a military weaker
2025-06-07 20:19:18
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Kai :
climate change is “woke”? the trump administration is destroying america as we watch
2025-06-08 20:38:22
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Lydia🐹 :
But why? Their gender has nothing to do with fighting for the country
2025-06-09 00:09:38
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Squeakyjohnson :
THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!😎👌🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
2025-06-07 21:26:50
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Desere Burgess🆘🇺🇸🏳️🌈 :
I want to know his reasoning. I remember his first term he said it was because of the medication needed but I never believed him and it's so obvious that it's just hate but I still wanna know his reason
2025-06-07 19:22:52
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likeyoucare :
Cause trump is so honorable truthful and disciplined life style 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
2025-06-08 08:21:55
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turck2turck :
Dump is a disgrace
2025-06-08 03:31:31
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higher frequency :
The reality is this makes the us military so much weaker.
2025-06-08 07:02:22
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chase;; :
genuinely how does this help anyone??
2025-06-08 17:14:11
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Gary 🐌 (Shadow) :
anyone who is qualified to serve and willing to do so should be able to. a draft dodger who is on record insulting members of the armed forces should never determine who is qualified.
2025-06-08 13:13:55
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morgan :
So many brave men and women that don’t deserve this.
2025-06-08 12:09:24
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numbnuts69 :
Good riddance to all of these people. This is another reason why defunding PBS was a great idea. What part of "these people are a menace to society", does PBS not understand.
2025-06-07 20:51:26
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guccidovefly :
No way were picking and choosing who gets to sacrifice their lifes now 🤣
2025-06-08 22:09:55
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Wandie🌀🍎 :
this is so odd considering women and men are in the military, i feel like this is just a step towards women not being allowed in the military, which is odd because the it would make the military weaker, and with numbers down ppl are valuable
2025-06-09 03:16:52
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Maria :
That intel guy is about to make a ton more money on the outside, at the military’s loss. It’ll take a decade and hundreds of thousands of dollars to get a new sailor up to his experience and education. 😬
2025-06-07 20:11:48
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Astrid :
According to the cheeto man, we are too weak for the military.
2025-06-08 23:19:03
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Kota :
Idk y yall wanna fight for a country tht wants us dead anyways….?
2025-06-09 19:15:28
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jackiegivoteblue :
Wokeness is NOT weakness. This administration is absolutely disgusting.
2025-06-09 02:36:57
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Jessie the Duck Lady 🦆🦆 :
where's Caitlyn Jenner when you need her. oh yeah, that's right Bruce Jenner benefited by the struggles and fights of others
2025-06-08 16:54:17
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Daryn Mcmann :
🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗good
2025-06-07 21:10:59
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es.t.elles :
no more climate change obsession 😭 bro we are so doomed
2025-06-09 15:13:02
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Rockie :
PBS 🫶
2025-06-07 19:36:10
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