Mattis didn’t know? Well, of course not. Trump doesn’t know how to run the government, and barely managed to maintain his own businesses without running them into the ground.

Why should this be any different.

….victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017

The military’s & Trump’s new transgender ban will affect an est. 2000-6000 active service-members in the all-volunteer US military https://t.co/cMbA3wfKoN

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 26, 2017

This idiotic policy further reduces military capabilities. https://t.co/Vy5kAlzem5

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) July 26, 2017

At time when Trump’s saying he wants to expand military, inc. size of Navy, he’s shutting door on patriotic LBGT who want to serve.

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) July 26, 2017