--- title: Hillary Clinton Weighs In Against Trump Transgender Ban description: Hillary Clinton slammed Donald Trump's proposed ban on allowing transgenders to serve in the military — by sub-quoting a single tweet. canonical: https://time.com/4914291/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-military-transgender-ban/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-24T16:59:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:09:08.533Z article:section: Politics og:title: Hillary Clinton Slams Donald Trump's Transgender Military Ban og:description: With a one-word statement og:url: https://time.com/4914291/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-military-transgender-ban/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd16e8ae41b66eb75/6988dac57cdbac9c6fd59b4b/hillary-clinton-trump-debate-book-excerpt.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Candidates Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump Hold Second Presidential Debate At Washington University og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton Slams Donald Trump's Transgender Military Ban twitter:description: With a one-word statement twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd16e8ae41b66eb75/6988dac57cdbac9c6fd59b4b/hillary-clinton-trump-debate-book-excerpt.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hillary Clinton Slams Donald Trump's Transgender Military Ban  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Aug 24, 2017 4:59 PM UTC  Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listen during the town hall debate at Washington University on Oct 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri. Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listen during the town hall debate at Washington University on Oct 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri.Saul Loeb—Pool/Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Aug 24, 2017 4:59 PM UTC Hillary Clinton slammed Donald Trump’s proposed ban on allowing transgenders to serve in the military — with a one-word statement. VoteVets.org, a political organization [dedicated to advocating for military families and education,](http://www.votevets.org/about) tweeted a vehement opposition to the proposal on Thursday. “There’s NO reason for a transgender ban. Military isn’t asking for it. Americans don’t want it. This is about Trump embrace of hate. Period,” [the organization wrote on Twitter,](https://twitter.com/votevets/status/900532942841167872) linking to a poll it conducted that showed voters largely rejected the policy. “Correct,” Clinton wrote in response. > [](https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/900736572714352641) Although VoteVets describes itself on its website as a non-partisan organization, its Twitter biography notes that Donald Trump has blocked the group on the platform. The pair of tweets come after [the _Wall Street Journal_ reported](https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/white-house-sets-rules-for-military-transgender-ban-1503534757?mg=prod/accounts-wsj) that the White House will soon issue guidance to the Pentagon on implementing a transgender military ban. Trump announced he would enact such a ban on Twitter last month, reversing a policy decision made under the Obama administration. 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