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President Trump signs executive orders to make Pentagon changes

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could lead to significant changes in the Pentagon, including a potential transgender ban in the military.

President Trump signs executive orders to make Pentagon changes

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could lead to significant changes in the Pentagon, including a potential transgender ban in the military.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday night that among other things could lead to *** transgender ban in the military, roll back diversity programs, reinstate military members who refused the COVID-19 vaccine, and develop *** space-based missile defense system. President Donald Trump meeting with House Republicans at his Miami golf resort, charting their path forward. We're forging *** new political majority that's shattering and replacing Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal coalition. That vision seeks to cut taxes, pass border security funding, and expand domestic oil production. But perhaps most pressing, passing *** government spending bill by March. We are going to bring forward the America first agenda. Even without Congress, the president has wasted no time. We have no apologies, and we're moving forward very fast. So far he has taken more than 350 executive actions, the latest signed Monday night, including one that looks to scrub any vestiges of diversity, equity and inclusion from the Defense Department. The president also firing Justice Department prosecutors who investigated him and more than *** dozen inspectors general or government agency watchdogs without proper due notice. This is *** chilling, potentially unlawful decision by by the president. It's *** reminder that if there's if there's anything President Trump fears most, it's accountability. And the president getting *** key member of his cabinet yesterday as the Senate confirmed Scott Besant as the Treasury secretary in Washington, I'm Christopher Seas.
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President Trump signs executive orders to make Pentagon changes

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could lead to significant changes in the Pentagon, including a potential transgender ban in the military.

President Donald Trump signed executive orders that could lead to a transgender ban in the military, reinstate service members discharged for refusing COVID-19 vaccines, roll back diversity programs, and develop a space-based missile defense system."We're forging a new political majority that's shattering and replacing Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal coalition," Trump said as he met with House Republicans at his Miami golf resort to strategize on implementing his agenda."We have no apologies and we're moving very fast," Trump said.Trump also fired Justice Department prosecutors who investigated him and more than a dozen inspectors general without proper due notice."This is a chilling, potentially unlawful decision by the president. It's a reminder that if there's anything President Trump fears most, it's accountability," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, adding another key member to Trump's cabinet.This week, the Senate will hold confirmation hearings for three controversial picks: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead Health and Human Services, Tulsi Gabbard to lead National Intelligence, and Kash Patel to lead the FBI.The Senate will vote today to confirm Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

President Donald Trump signed executive orders that could lead to a transgender ban in the military, reinstate service members discharged for refusing COVID-19 vaccines, roll back diversity programs, and develop a space-based missile defense system.

"We're forging a new political majority that's shattering and replacing Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal coalition," Trump said as he met with House Republicans at his Miami golf resort to strategize on implementing his agenda.

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"We have no apologies and we're moving very fast," Trump said.

Trump also fired Justice Department prosecutors who investigated him and more than a dozen inspectors general without proper due notice.

"This is a chilling, potentially unlawful decision by the president. It's a reminder that if there's anything President Trump fears most, it's accountability," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, adding another key member to Trump's cabinet.

This week, the Senate will hold confirmation hearings for three controversial picks: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead Health and Human Services, Tulsi Gabbard to lead National Intelligence, and Kash Patel to lead the FBI.

The Senate will vote today to confirm Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.