The order reinstates a policy from Trump's first term that prohibited trans people from enlisting and barred those already in the military from transitioning.

In an executive order issued Monday night, the president said transgender service members “cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary” for the military.

President Donald Trump on Monday is expected to sign three executive orders that would reshape the military, including banning transgender service members from serving in the US armed forces, gutting the military’s Diversity,