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Trump says it’s too expensive to care for transgender service members. Here’s the truth

At least two studies in recent years have found that the cost of medical care for transgender service members would be minimal.
Source: Carolyn Kaster/AP

President Trump on Wednesday announced that the military would no longer allow transgender people to serve, citing both “the tremendous medical costs and disruption” that would be caused by their integration into U.S. forces.

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