A reporter for Axios asked a Trump White House official the reason the sudden transgender ban and was told: “This forces Democrats in rust belt states like Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin to take complete ownership of the issue,” the official said. “How will the blue collar voters in these states respond when senators up for reelection in 2018, like Debbie Stabenow, are forced to make this a key plank in their campaigns.” This outrageous, bigoted and hateful decision was made for political reasons, not the stated ones. And, apparently the Pentagon was completely surprised and has gotten no information about a change in the transgender policy, other than Trump's tweets. Trump must go.