Tennessee U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) was among a group of 50 Republican veterans serving in the U.S. Congress that sent a letter to Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz condemning his apparent “lies” about his service in the Minnesota National Guard.
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Presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’ pick for vice president — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — once criticized the former Trump administration for barring transgender people from the military, according to a review of public reports.
Former President Donald Trump announced the ban in 2017, citing concerns that the military needed to be focused on achieving “a decisive and overwhelming victory” without being “burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.” Walz was vocal about his disapproval of the ban during Trump’s tenure, initially decrying it as “completely unacceptable” and warning that prohibiting transgender individuals from joining the military undermines its readiness, according to multiple reports.
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