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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 23 Aug 2017

    White House memo also directs Pentagon to stop spending on treatment regimens for transgender people now servinghttp://on.wsj.com/2wosPhU 

    5:40 PM - 23 Aug 2017
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    314 replies 892 retweets 517 likes
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      2. CoachJames Halm‏ @CoachJamesHalm 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        As it should be. Want a sex change? Get leave and go spend your own money for surgery and hormone therapy. Not taxpayer responsibility.

        42 replies 7 retweets 35 likes
      3.  🦇woOoOo...I am scary! 🦇‏ @CoffeeConfessor 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @CoachJamesHalm @WSJ

        So..you also believe that Viagra and antidepressants along with mental health care shouldn't be paid for by military as well?

        13 replies 17 retweets 430 likes
      4. CoachJames Halm‏ @CoachJamesHalm 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @CoffeeConfessor @WSJ

        How does that relate to sex change surgery? Very different topics.

        14 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
      5. JB Exposure‏ @ExposureJb 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @CoachJamesHalm @CoffeeConfessor @WSJ

        Well it was about taxpayer money...look at the military budget.That little blue pill,military spends $41.6 M/yr-for operations $2.4-$8.5M/yr

        2 replies 11 retweets 130 likes
      6. CoachJames Halm‏ @CoachJamesHalm 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @ExposureJb @CoffeeConfessor @WSJ

        Viagara: different topic.

        23 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      7. Muh Likes‏ @Dauntus 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @CoachJamesHalm @ExposureJb and

        Yeah, because it's something you're works *you personally* need. Gender-affirming surgery isn't elective, it's life-saving.

        1 reply 0 retweets 106 likes
      8. CoachJames Halm‏ @CoachJamesHalm 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Dauntus @ExposureJb and

        Actually, it is voluntary and that is OK, just not someone else's responsibility to pay for.

        15 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      9. Muh Likes‏ @Dauntus 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @CoachJamesHalm @ExposureJb and

        No, it is seen as a procedure with hugely positive outcomes for its patients. Are you unfamiliar with how medicine works?

        2 replies 0 retweets 54 likes
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      2. Charles Johnson‏Verified account @Green_Footballs 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Charles Johnson Retweeted The Wall Street Journal

        This, my friends, is seriously fucked up! And if America lets it stand we're going to be a pariah nation.https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/900518043327090688 …

        Charles Johnson added,

        The Wall Street JournalVerified account @WSJ
        White House memo also directs Pentagon to stop spending on treatment regimens for transgender people now serving http://on.wsj.com/2wosPhU 
        8 replies 117 retweets 261 likes
      3. J-ROD IN THE PNW‏ @InTheKlick 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Green_Footballs @Kragar_LGF @WSJ

        This is only the beginning of bullshit that trump & his gang of malcontents is cooking up. Hatred is the only card they have left to play.

        4 replies 10 retweets 46 likes
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      2. Mark‏ @MarkCM07 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Interesting how supposedly fiscal conservatives are concerned about the miniscule costs of transgender surgery costs, YET, have no problem

        1 reply 2 retweets 46 likes
      3. Mark‏ @MarkCM07 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @MarkCM07 @WSJ

        with the millions and much larger portion of funds spent on Viagra. Right wing hypocrisy at it's finest. Or is it not about the costs and

        2 replies 5 retweets 68 likes
      4. Mark‏ @MarkCM07 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @MarkCM07 @WSJ

        just the fact most of you are bigots? Regardless, either way, your bs arguments are just that...BS. They are not based on facts.

        1 reply 4 retweets 53 likes
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      2. Nomi Carmona‏ @nomicarmona 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Nauseating, discriminatory, violation of civil rights, prejudiced, unacceptable: Trump. We must resist this vile policy.

        4 replies 15 retweets 192 likes
      3. End of conversation
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      2. Ellen Datlow‏ @EllenDatlow 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Horrible way to treat those serving our country.

        3 replies 4 retweets 113 likes
      3. Megan  🇺🇸 ♋ 📖 🎨 🌟 🎮 🥃 🐶 🐵 💞‏ @meggyface626 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @EllenDatlow @WSJ

        I'm not disagreeing w/u, but we don't exactly have a great history of dealing w/long-lasting medical issues in the military, let alone this.

        0 replies 2 retweets 11 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2.  🚨RedHotFuzz  🚨‏ @RedHotFuzz 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        I have no problem with transgenders serving in the military. I do have a problem with taxpayer dollars being used for sex change surgeries.

        52 replies 8 retweets 50 likes
      3. Ann McNeal‏ @AnnMcNeal11 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @RedHotFuzz @WSJ

        Not sure how I think about it. Where do we draw the line for physical and mental treatment?

        8 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      4. RESIST  🌈 ✌🏼 ❄️ 🖇 🌊‏ @notmyprez1 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @AnnMcNeal11 @RedHotFuzz @WSJ

        You DON'T draw the line. That's basically the point.

        3 replies 2 retweets 9 likes
      5. DeeDee‏ @DeeDeeBaby214 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @notmyprez1 @AnnMcNeal11 and

        The thought of it is absurb.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      6. RESIST  🌈 ✌🏼 ❄️ 🖇 🌊‏ @notmyprez1 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @DeeDeeBaby214 @AnnMcNeal11 and

        Agreed

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      7. End of conversation

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