| | On July 26, 2017, President Trump announced on Twitter that he would reverse an Obama Administration action and ban transgender people from the military.<ref>Wong, Kristina (July 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/26/trump-announces-ban-on-transgender-people-in-the-u-s-military/ Trump Announces Ban on Transgender People in the U.S. Military]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.</ref> Despite the fact that this was only an announcement, the [[mainstream media]] acted as if the announcement was an official order, until the military stated the obvious, that there would be no ban until Trump provides direction to [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[James Mattis]].<ref name="guardian-27jul2017">{{cite news|title=Defense chiefs resist Donald Trump's ban on transgender troops|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/27/donald-trump-transgender-ban-troops-pentagon-us-military|accessdate=July 27, 2017|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Guardian|date=July 27, 2017}}</ref> President Trump formally signed the transgender ban on August 25, 2017.<ref>[https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-tells-mattis-in-indefinitely-ban-transgender-rescuits/4001356.html Trump Tells Mattis to Indefinitely Ban Transgender Recruits]. ''Voice of America''. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.</ref> | | On July 26, 2017, President Trump announced on Twitter that he would reverse an Obama Administration action and ban transgender people from the military.<ref>Wong, Kristina (July 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/26/trump-announces-ban-on-transgender-people-in-the-u-s-military/ Trump Announces Ban on Transgender People in the U.S. Military]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 26, 2017.</ref> Despite the fact that this was only an announcement, the [[mainstream media]] acted as if the announcement was an official order, until the military stated the obvious, that there would be no ban until Trump provides direction to [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[James Mattis]].<ref name="guardian-27jul2017">{{cite news|title=Defense chiefs resist Donald Trump's ban on transgender troops|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/27/donald-trump-transgender-ban-troops-pentagon-us-military|accessdate=July 27, 2017|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Guardian|date=July 27, 2017}}</ref> President Trump formally signed the transgender ban on August 25, 2017.<ref>[https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-tells-mattis-in-indefinitely-ban-transgender-rescuits/4001356.html Trump Tells Mattis to Indefinitely Ban Transgender Recruits]. ''Voice of America''. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.</ref> |
| − | Despite [[MS-13]] being a very violent and dangerous gang in the U.S. and Central America, the MSM opposed President Trump's efforts to crack down on the gang and deliberately mischaracterized his comments, even to the point of sympathizing with the gang.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/07/31/media-sympathizes-with-ms-13-lambasts-trump.html Media sympathizes with MS-13, lambasts Trump]. ''Fox News''. July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.</ref> Even a year after President Trump described MS-13 members as "animals," members of the media continued to falsely claim he referred to all migrants and asylum seekers.<ref>https://twitter.com/AG_Conservative/status/1114551879294423040 <br>See also:
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| − | *Hashmi, Siraj (May 16, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/it-was-ms-13-trump-called-animals-not-undocumented-immigrants It was MS-13 Trump called 'animals,' not undocumented immigrants]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 26, 2019.</ref>
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