Second Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Transgender Military Ban

Gateway Pundit ^ | March 28, 2025 | Cristina Laila

[Macho MAGA Man]

A second federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Trump’s ban on transgender troops.

In January President Trump signed the “Restoring America’s Fighting Force” executive order and the “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness” executive orders, which direct every element of the U.S. military to “operate free from any preference based on race or sex” and root out gender insanity and made up pronoun usage, respectively.

US District Judge Benjamin Hale Settle in Washington State, issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on Thursday evening.

Judge Settle, a George W. Bush appointee, said the Trump DOJ’s arguments have not been persuasive.

[Macho MAGA Man]

Another day, another federal judge strikes!

[albie]

So a Federal Judge can override the Commander in Chief of the military?!

[freedom1st]

If they force the military to accept transgenders, the military should treat them as the gender they were born. No special accommodation. If they make unwanted sexual advances punish them for sexual abuse. Make it very uncomfortable for trans and they will deenlist.

[DesertRhino]

Is anybody keeping count?

[Lazamataz]

Is anybody keeping count?

Can you count infinity?

Wouldn't it make it easier if the Judges simply said, "We hereby ban everything Trump does", and make exclusions from that?

[Lazamataz]

I’m waiting for judges to declare and prosecute wars.

[McGavin999]

If he loses on this one, put them all in one unit and station them at the south pole

[ClearCase_guy]

US District Judge Benjamin Hale Settle in Washington State, issued a nationwide preliminary injunction

Congress needs to declare that this whole concept is false and will not be allowed. For any case. Stay within your little district you little black-robed thug.

[CFW]

Meanwhile, the Fourth Circuit Court of appeals has cleared the way for DOGE to continue operating in USAID.

[17th Miss Regt]

Congress has the power to impeach and remove a president. But do they have the will to remove 300 or so presidents??

[JZelle]

Hopefully SCOTUS will allow Trump to be a real president.

[Lazamataz]

I’m sure glad we got set straight on who runs the Executive Branch!

[JZelle]

Congress likes it just the way it is.

[eyeamok]

Disable, shut down, All Restroom Facilities in Every Federal Courthouse in America and install Gender Neutral Portable Toilets on the Sidewalk surrounding the buildings.

[Leaning Right]

The president has the most leeway in his role as commander-in-chief. That is long established practice. But it seems that now federal judges outrank even the commander-in-chief.

This should be an easy call for the Supreme Court.

[RckyRaCoCo]

The Bush that keeps bearing fruit(s).

[rktman]

Ignore. Carry on.

[ClearCase_guy]

Yes.

It’s easy to say that these little judges are stabbing Trump in the back. It’s true.
But I think a lot of people miss the fact that Congress is really stabbing Trump in the back just as much, if not more. We control the House and the Senate. And I don’t think either body supports Trump.

[glennaro]

What the “judges” are saying is: “President Trump can do his job as the CIC, but only with our permission.” If the Roberts court won’t act, then Trump should ignore these political rulings and DO HIS JOB!

[Lazamataz]

What the “judges” are saying is: “President Trump can do his job as the CIC, but only with our permission.”

Nah, it's deeper than that. The judges have just requisitioned 700 autopens. Also, we will need to expand the White House to have 700 Oval Offices.