House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s call to ban all transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military and vowed to fight the president’s proposal.

“69 years ago, President Truman desegregated the US Military. This morning, @POTUS turned anti-#trans prejudice into policy,” Pelosi wrote on Twitter.

“[email protected]’s decision to ban transgender Americans from the military is a vile attack on brave individuals defending our country.”

Pelosi said it is “disgusting” to see members of the LGBT community “devalued for a hateful political agenda.”

The House Democratic leader’s comments follow Trump’s Wednesday morning announcement that he has decided to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military after consulting with his generals.

His declaration constitutes a major shift in military policy and comes a year after the Obama administration lifted the ban on letting transgender individuals openly serve.

“Transgender Americans have proudly — if silently — served in our military for years,” Pelosi added in a Twitter reply on Wednesday to both of Trump’s social media accounts.

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