Federal Appeals Court Sacks Trump’s Trans Service Member Ban – Sort Of

Another day, another federal court stuffed with activist judges who believe their rulings should be based on hurting President Donald Trump.

On Monday, a federal appeals court ruled 2-1 that portions of the Trump administration’s policy of not admitting trans people into military service were unlawful.

Oh, and contained “animus” or something.

The court has ruled that the policy is unconstitutional and further stated that it “appears to be driven by the bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group.” It also states that the policy advanced by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is “arbitrary and based on animus.”

“The record shows that the purpose of the Hegseth Policy is to target applicants and servicemembers who express what the Administration believes is a ‘false gender identity,’ and the Policy goes far beyond disqualifying persons currently or recently suffering from gender dysphoria,” the decision says.

“Some of those disqualifications are completely unexplained and have no reasonable justification.”

Hows this for justification. The military has been working endlessly for years to stamp out sexual harrassment and assault. Now some bozo judges with TDS want to allowed gender confused people into the military?

Here’s more justification. Serving in the military is not a right, it’s a privilege that not everyone enjoys or should enjoy. What’s next – a court ruling that people with diabetes and heart disease should be allowed to serve? Or one that says the military’s physical standards ‘discriminate against overweight people’?

It’s absurd.

In any event, the appeals panel left Trump’s ban on enlisting new transgendered troops stand for now, so there’s that.

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm John Phelan as the next Secretary of the Navy.

Phelan, the founder of a private investment firm and a major donor to former President Trump’s campaign, was confirmed by a 62-30 vote in the full Senate.

Phelan secured bipartisan support for the role.

While Phelan did not face direct opposition during his nomination hearing, some lawmakers voiced concerns over his lack of military service or experience managing any civilian branch of the Pentagon.

Phelan, however, contended that his private-sector background uniquely positions him to address the Navy’s persistent challenges, including failed audits, workforce issues, cost overruns, and delays in shipbuilding.

He is the founder and chair of Rugger Management LLC, a Florida-based private investment firm, and previously served as managing partner of MSD Capital, a private equity firm.

During his confirmation hearing, Phelan stated that his outside business experience would aid the Navy in urgent need of reform.

“The U.S. Navy is at a crossroads, extended deployments, inadequate maintenance, huge cost overruns, delayed shipbuilding, failed audits, subpar housing, and sadly, record high suicide rates are systemic failures that have gone unaddressed for far too long, and frankly, this is unacceptable,” he told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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