The order reinstates a policy from Trump's first term that prohibited trans people from enlisting and barred those already in the military from transitioning.

Trump, on behalf of six active-duty trans service members and two prospective service members. The groups allege that the ban violates the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment. Trump issued an executive order late Monday night that reinstates a policy from his first term and rescinds an order by former President Joe Biden that allowed trans people to enlist and to receive health coverage for gender-affirming care.

President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had signed four executive orders that will reshape the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the US armed forces; gutting the military’s diversity,

President Trump signed a bevy of new executive orders (EO) Monday evening that have the potential to significantly transform the Defense Department (DOD). The new orders prevent transgender people from openly serving in the military,