Panetta: Trump’s Transgender Ban ‘Damaging’ in Terms of the ‘Moral of Our Military’

‘We have the strongest military in the world ... because we allow everyone to be able to serve this country as a soldier’

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PANETTA: "I think it really is a damaging step in terms of the morale of our military. Look, we have the strongest military in the world. And it’s because we allow everyone to be able to serve this country as a soldier. I mean, that’s important. You know, we did away with barriers that prevented people from being able to join the military. We did it for women. We did it for gays, we now have transgender soldiers that are there. If they meet the qualifications of being a good soldier, they ought to be able to serve, particularly those who are out there now putting their lives on the line for this country and serving as part of our military."

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