President Trump on Tuesday declared that an executive order signed by the previous administration protecting LGBTQ employees on federal contracts from discrimination would remain unchanged.

“President Donald J. Trump is determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community. President Trump continues to be respectful and supportive of LGBTQ rights, just as he was throughout the election,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in a Tuesday morning statement.

“The president is proud to have been the first ever GOP nominee to mention the LGBTQ community in his nomination acceptance speech, pledging then to protect the community from violence and oppression,” the press secretary added.

“The executive order signed in 2014, which protects employees from anti-LGBTQ workplace discrimination while working for federal contractors, will remain intact at the direction of President Donald J. Trump,” Spicer concluded.

The statement comes a day after rumors began to swirl that Trump would sign an executive order overturning the LGBTQ policy. Asked about the rumor Monday, a White House official said, “That isn’t the plan at this time.”

But with Spicer’s statement Tuesday, the White House is taking a firmer stand that it not only will keep President Obama’s executive order on the books, but will enforce it.