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Commitment · LGBTQ

Reinstate restrictions on transgender military service

KeptAssessment: 2025-07-09Catalogue review: 2026-10-17

The commitment and its scope

Reinstate restrictions on transgender military service

Summary in our words, not a verbatim quotation. The linked statement provides the full wording.

When stated
2023–2024 campaign
Deadline or condition
No fixed deadline established in this record
Who can deliver
Executive agencies, Congress, state authorities and courts

What the evidence establishes

The military began implementing the ban and removing affected service members after court action allowed it to proceed.

PolitiFact's published rating: Promise Kept. The navigation label is Kept.

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Sources and history

  1. PolitiFact: dated assessment and evidence
  2. PolitiFact: promise wording and status history

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