Four Republicans just teamed up with Democrats to torpedo an amendment that would have locked in President Donald Trump’s critical Executive Order banning transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military.
The amendment, sponsored by fiery Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), aimed to codify Trump’s policy into law as part of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
President Trump’s Executive Order rightly recognizes that military service demands the highest physical and mental standards, standards that biological reality and decades of data prove are incompatible with gender dysphoria and the radical “transitions” pushed by the left.
“Next to ensure that we have the most lethal fighting force in the world, we will get transgender ideology the hell out of our military. It’s going to be gone,” Trump announced last year.
“In addition, we will stop our service members from being indoctrinated with radical left ideologies such as critical race theory. We’re going to stop it. It’s already been stopped. It’s already been halted, totally halted.”
The amendment failed by a razor-thin 212-217 vote, with 210 Republicans supporting it and four Republicans voting against it, joining every voting Democrat in opposition.
The GOP lawmakers were Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), as well as the non-voting Republican delegates from Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
🔥🚨JUST IN: 4 House Republicans blocked an amendment to the NDAA that would have locked in President Trump’s executive order banning mentally ill transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military.
The vote failed 211-217.
The four who voted against it:
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The vote came as House Republicans considered several amendments dealing with transgender policies in the military.
The House approved two amendments offered by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) aimed at restricting transgender-related policies within the armed forces.
One amendment prohibits TRICARE, the military’s healthcare program, from covering gender transition procedures, including transition surgeries, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones.
The second bars transgender-identifying biological males from competing in girls’ sports at Department of Defense schools.
🇺🇸The House approved 2 Nancy Mace amendments restricting transgender policies in the military.
1 bans TRICARE from covering transition surgeries, puberty blockers, and hormones; the other bars transgender girls from girls’ sports at Defense Department schools.
A broader ban on…
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