Business Insider: 'What is going on in soulless USA?': Russian media fawned over Trump's transgender ban
In a country where a TV station once said it'd buy its gay citizens "a one-way ticket overseas," Russian media followed Trump's tweets about banning transgender people from serving in the US military closely.
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump tweeted that transgender individuals would not be permitted to serve in the US military "in any capacity" due to the "tremendous medical costs and disruption" their service would allegedly cause.
If implemented, the move would be a direct reversal of former President Barack Obama's 2016 decision to allow people of all genders to serve openly.
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WNU Editor: I am right now in Montreal, and the coverage here and in the U.S. is (especially yesterday) overwhelming. It's one of the top 3 stories .... and IMHO very negative towards President Trump (overwhelmingly negative in Canada). According to the above Business Insider story .... this story is also being covered extensively in Russia. I checked my Russian news sites, blogs, social media favourites, etc .... and yes .... the story is being covered .... but the coverage is spotty and what is being posted is buried in the back pages. On Russian social media .... at least those sites that interest me .... it is being ignored.
Hat tip to Fred for the above Business Insider link.
