Senator Breaks With Trump's Transgender Ban, "Let Them Serve"

Well, I support allowing those transgenders that can serve I believe they should serve. We do want to make sure that they meet physical requirements. We can’t waive that. That is true across any demographic within our military. Making sure that they are physically fit and they meet the mental standard.Show more

But I’ve asked transgenders myself, if you were willing to lay down your life beside mine I would welcome you into our military. Again, there are standards that have to be met and I will support the president and the administration on making sure that standards are met. But if there are transgenders that meet those qualifications certainly I would gladly have them serve in our United States military.