Appearing as a guest on Friday’s CNN This Morning, CNN weekend anchor Michael Smerconish lamented the Donald Trump administration’s ban on transgenders in the military, calling it “disgraceful.”
Fill-in host Jessica Dean brought up the issue: “I also want to ask you about another story while we’ve got you here. The Trump administration’s plan to kick transgender Americans out of the military — last night, CNN spoke with a Navy diver who’s transgender, and I want to listen to a little bit of her perspective on this.”
After a clip of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Geirid Morgan voicing concern soldiers and their families who might be effected, Dean went back to Smerconish and nudged: “I just want to get your thoughts on this and if you think this is doing what the voters wanted from Donald Trump — that they are achieving that goal. They talked a lot about…
