Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) on Monday defended President Trump after he announced last week a ban on transgender people serving in the military.

During an interview on CNN's "New Day," Collins said this has been a "great week for the president."

He said the ban is "probably supported by the vast majority of Americans."

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The CNN host interjected, saying Trump didn't tell the Pentagon before announcing the new policy and questioning how that was a great rollout of a new policy.

"President Trump is President Trump. He is the commander in chief. He can roll things out however he wants," Collins said.

"He doesn't report to the joint chiefs. They report to him."

Trump announced last week on Twitter that he would ban transgender people from serving in the military.

A day after, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford advised the military that the Pentagon will not take any action until Trump sends over an official directive.

Transgender troops have been able to serve openly since the Obama administration lifted the ban in summer 2016.

Last week, 19 state attorneys general called on Congress to block Trump from implementing the ban on transgender troops.