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Trump Admits Using Transgender Issues as Campaign Tactic

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump admitted he raised transgender issues as a campaign tactic.
  • Trump addressed the Republican Party’s first national midterm convention in Dallas on 9 September.
  • He claimed opposition to transgender athletes is a “99 to one” issue, offering no evidence.
  • Since returning to office, he ordered agencies to recognize only two sexes and to remove transgender people from the military.