Judge and DOJ attorney get into heated exchange over pronouns at Trump transgender military ban hearing (1 Viewer)

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    In a heated exchange Tuesday, a federal judge pressed the Justice Department on an executive order from President Donald Trump that directed the military to stop using preferred pronouns, arguing there was no link between pronouns and military readiness.

    U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes had asked the Justice Department to explain to how pronoun usage would impact military readiness during a hearing on Trump's order.

    “I don’t—” said Justice Department attorney Jason C. Lynch, before the judge interrupted him.

    “Because it doesn’t," Reyes said...

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