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Christine Quinn: what we had this morning was the president of the United States, after he said in the campaign he would stand with the…

On the recordJuly 25, 2017
what we had this morning was the president of the United States, after he said in the campaign he would stand with the LBGT community, specifically saying he'd stand with the transgender community, wake up this morning and say transgender Americans are unfit to serve.
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Christine Quinn

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Christine Quinn criticizes President Trump's decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military, highlighting a contradiction to his previous support for the LGBTQ community.

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