Pete Hegseth Blasts Judge Over Military Transgender Ban Ruling: ‘She/They Can Report to Fort Benning at 0600’
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday bashed a federal judge over her decision this week that put an indefinite injunction against the possibility of a ban on transgender troops serving in the military.
U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes issued a sweeping injunction Tuesday against banning transgender volunteers and current servicemembers from serving in the military, a policy process that began with President Donald Trump issuing an executive order on military readiness during his flurry of orders in the first week of his term.
Reyes blasted the ban in her frank, 75-page decision, writing that, “The Military Ban is soaked in animus and dripping with pretext. Its language is unabashedly demeaning, its policy stigmatizes transgender persons as inherently unfit, and its conclusions bear no relation to fact.”
Reyes added that “the Court knows that this opinion will lead to heated public debate and appeals,” and said that, “in a healthy democracy, both are positive outcomes.”
Hegseth, in a Saturday social media post, shared a Washington Times story on the decision and added commentary trashing Reyes.
“Since ‘Judge’ Reyes is now a top military planner, she/they can report to Fort Benning at 0600 to instruct our Army Rangers on how to execute High Value Target Raids…after that, Commander Reyes can dispatch to Fort Bragg to train our Green Berets on counterinsurgency warfare,” Hegseth sarcastically jeered.
Since “Judge” Reyes is now a top military planner, she/they can report to Fort Benning at 0600 to instruct our Army Rangers on how to execute High Value Target Raids…after that, Commander Reyes can dispatch to Fort Bragg to train our Green Berets on counterinsurgency warfare. https://t.co/CNrl252Irs
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) March 22, 2025
Hegseth posted about the decision earlier in the week, writing Wednesday: “We are appealing this decision, and we will win.”
