In a message from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, currently there will be no modifications to the U.S. military's policies on transgender soldiers, sailors and airmen.
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed in a tweet these Americans were banned from serving because they are a threat to readiness and unit cohesion.
Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff has an update:
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The president's tweet about transgender soldiers was reportedly inspired by a budget battle over an amendment in a House spending bill.
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan is looking for further information.
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