WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to ban transgender people from the military have been stymied by court challenges.
But on Tuesday of last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the administration can enforce its ban while legal challenges proceed.
Col. Bree Fram holds books he wrote and co-wrote at his home on March 9, 2025 in Reston, Virginia. Fram has served in the U.S. military for 22 years but now faces dismissal from the Space Force under President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops. Fram self-identified as transgender in 2016 and transitioned while in a command position. (DANIEL WOOLFOLK/AFP via Getty Images)
A Rasmussen Reports survey conducted between January 29-30 and February 2 of 1,325 likely voters found that 54 percent of likely U.S. voters approve of Trump’s executive order to ban transgender troops from military service, including 38 percent who strongly approve of the policy.
Breitbart News reported the survey found that 41 percent disapprove of discharging transgender military service members, along with 30 percent who strongly disapprove of the policy.


