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A Daily Wire Investigation: Are There
Really 15K Trans Military Members?

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Posted By: Imright, 12/24/2024 3:52:17 PM

When the London Times published a late November report claiming that Donald Trump plans to “kick transgender troops out of the military,” leftist groups and media outlets clamored against the idea, warning that an estimated 15,000 transgender troops would be impacted. There’s no evidence this figure is even close to accurate. That startlingly high figure of 15,000 trans-identifying troops has been pushed, without sourcing, by major news outlets including the London Times, Military.com, and Newsweek. Rachel Branaman, a spokeswoman for the pro-LGBTQ Modern Military Association of America, used the number to suggest that any future Trump administration action to remove these troops would imperil the country’s war-fighting ability

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Reply 1 - Posted by: kono 12/24/2024 4:06:56 PM (No. 1860666)
"... to suggest that any future Trump administration action to remove these troops would imperil the country’s war-fighting ability " The imposition of gender ideology, itself, is imperiling our war-fighting ability. In particular, killing the enemy isn't made easier by having to pay attention about hurting fellow soldiers' feelings. But in general, sexuality should have no place in the business of battle.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Mcscow sailor 12/24/2024 4:40:02 PM (No. 1860673)
4 out of a thousand? Not enough to fret about, and a start to shrinking gov
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Reply 3 - Posted by: stablemoney 12/24/2024 4:58:51 PM (No. 1860676)
The financing and trans agenda comes from communists, none of who are transgender, that want to destroy the family, and this country. Some health organizations have joined for the money.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Attila DiMedici 12/24/2024 5:05:27 PM (No. 1860680)
Those pushing the 15,000 transgenders in the military are claiming that discharging that many when recruitment numbers are down over 40,000 would be devastating to the military. They fail to realize that discharging the transgenders, however many there are, will go a long way towards increasing recruitment. I suspect that increased recruitment will more than replace the number of transgenders discharged from the military.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Strike3 12/24/2024 5:08:47 PM (No. 1860682)
Less than 1% of the population identify as trans so the military should have similar numbers. If the number is higher then they joined up to have their surgeries and treatments paid for by US taxpayers and such parasites should not be tolerated or retained.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Strike3 12/24/2024 5:10:41 PM (No. 1860684)
#4 also nails it. Overall morale is much more important than numbers. If in doubt, ask the 300 Spartans.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: DVC 12/24/2024 5:40:45 PM (No. 1860698)
I absolutely do not believe this number.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: udanja99 12/24/2024 7:05:15 PM (No. 1860728)
I doubt that there are 15,000 real trannies in the entire country. By “real” I mean that they have had their bodies mutilated beyond recognition. The ones who have not had all of the surgeries/drugs are just pretending to be trannies. Not that there’s any such thing as transgender.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 12/24/2024 7:13:19 PM (No. 1860731)
Yes, like homosexuals are ten percent of the population...... NOT
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Italiano 12/24/2024 7:45:16 PM (No. 1860733)
I call BS
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Rumblehog 12/24/2024 7:55:46 PM (No. 1860736)
We have a big Navy and Air Force. /s
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Reply 12 - Posted by: padiva 12/24/2024 8:00:55 PM (No. 1860738)
Woke-based math?????
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Sergeant Major 12/24/2024 8:14:19 PM (No. 1860742)
Disappointed that Military.com is one of the perpetrators of this hoax. When I served on active duty it was a good site to go to for news.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Lawsy0 12/24/2024 8:22:34 PM (No. 1860746)
Maybe we want quality more than quantity.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: anniebc 12/24/2024 9:37:29 PM (No. 1860768)
They all need to go no matter how many there are. They're useless to our country's war-fighting ability anyway. If he's pretending to be a woman he can't fight like a man. If she's pretending to be a man she can't fight like a man. Kick 'em all out!
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Reply 16 - Posted by: watashiyo 12/25/2024 1:09:15 AM (No. 1860820)
Even one is too many!
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Reply 17 - Posted by: franq 12/25/2024 9:15:48 AM (No. 1860924)
Didn't being a home-uh-sexshull disqualify you from even enlisting, in some long lost time?
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Reply 18 - Posted by: MickTurn 12/25/2024 12:51:22 PM (No. 1861050)
I will say from my 35 years working with the Military, there are many that look for ways to set themselves higher than others, all the while whining about how tough military life is....They should all be Kicked OUT!
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