The speeches President Trump gives wherein he maintains an adequate level of decorum or empathy strike me as ... fine. I actually truly believe him in these moments, and I think he does an all-right job of performing that aspect of the presidency, sometimes.

His decision on transgender troops strikes me as the most repugnant thing that he’s done. He announced in a fit of caprice a decision with apparently no prior thought. Seemingly with the sole goal of mollifying his base, he doubled down on his bigotry and discriminatory practices when called out on them. This isn't an area that he explicitly staked out as his during the campaign, like his racism or misogyny, but nevertheless he forged ahead in his attempts to denigrate an already persecuted group.

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