President Donald J. Trump is a bigot.
I wasn’t going to put it so plainly, but I’m done mincing words. Trump sees the world in broad categories, and he judges individuals based on the identity tags he’s assigned. Mexicans, Muslims, Jews, “the blacks” — they all exist as types in the Trump world view. And these types dictate just how much of a citizen you might be.
That’s the context we should use to try and understand today’s announcement that transgender people will now be excluded from the military.
Forget his rationale. Like earlier opposition to gay and lesbian troops, or bebfoe that to desegregating the Armed Forces, this is not about military readiness or unity. It is about citizenship.
Being allowed to serve in the military — like being able to vote or engage in other civic activities is a sign of full citizenship. Proscriptions against gays and lesbians in the service drove them into the shadows and sent a signal to he broader culture that they were less equal as citizens than heterosexuals, a point underscored by bans on same-sex marriage.
Trump, who made the announcement of his transgender ban via a series of tweets (a gutless and disrespectful move), has signaled once again that he sees some Americans as being more equal as others. And yet, the mainstream press, much of Washington, his supporters and many others are willing to give him a pass.
Enough is enough. It’s time to call Trump what he is — a bigot, pure and simple.
Hank Kalet 
Absolutely 100% spot on. Trump is an unmitigated disaster for this country and it's just been about 6 months of this dreck and toxic sludge from Trump, the despicable GOP, his appointees, cabinet and all the delporables who support this kakistocrat. A government of the worst, by the worst for the worst.