Donald Trump Military

• Trump calls for unity in address to West Point graduates

  His relationship with top military officials strained, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday will address the graduating class at the U.S. Military Academy against a backdrop of urgent questions about the role of soldiers in a civil society.

  Politics

  Jun 13, 2020
  
• Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic praises Trump’s ‘strong and direct’ response to George Floyd protests

  'Most Americans want peace in their communities and President Trump spoke to this desire,' said the musician about Trump's threat to deploy the U.S. military against protests.

  Entertainment

  Jun 3, 2020
  
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• Fact check: Trump is celebrating the military on July 4th — but he’s often wrong about them

  Here's a look at his statements on military matters and personnel, some of which may be heard from the stage Thursday or in tweets.

  Politics

  Jul 4, 2019
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• Fact check: Donald Trump claims war money should have been spent on infrastructure

  President Donald Trump is bemoaning the loss of trillions of dollars "stupidly" spent by the U.S. in the Middle East, but could that money have really gone to infrastructure spending?

  World

  Feb 12, 2018
• White House marching forward with military parade idea

  A Pentagon spokesman, Charlie Summers, says Pentagon officials are aware of the request and are "looking at options."

  Politics

  Feb 7, 2018
• Donald Trump asks the Pentagon for a military parade

  Trump officials said planning is still in its “infancy,” according to the Post, and a date hasn’t been set.

  World

  Feb 6, 2018
• Transgender recruits allowed to enlist in U.S. military for the first time on Jan. 1

  A memo prepared by the Pentagon outlined medical requirements and specified how the applicants' sex would be identified and even which undergarments they would wear.

  Politics

  Dec 30, 2017
• Born this way? Researchers explore possibility of DNA linked to gender identity

  A consortium of five research institutions is looking to the genome for clues about whether transgender people are born that way.

  Science

  Aug 4, 2017
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• U.S. House gives Donald Trump funds to begin border wall construction

  Democrats repeatedly have referred to any money for the wall as a "poison pill" and are likely to try to kill it in the Senate.

  News

  Jul 27, 2017
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• Trump’s ban on transgender troops leads to shock, anger and confusion

  The decision — which he tweeted out — seemed to have caught politicians and the Pentagon by surprise.

  Politics

  Jul 26, 2017