It's Monday, February 3rd.
I'm Jane Coastin, and this is what a day.
The show where February is Black History Month.
Because it is.
And today we're thinking about the men and women who served in segregated units during the first and second World Wars.
People like Sergeant Henry Johnson or my grandfather, Oscar Coston, who fought on D Day as part of the 320th Balloon Barrage Battalion.
On today's show, the Trump administration continues to fire federal workers across agencies.
And President Donald Trump flings us into a trade fiasco with our neighboring allies.
But let's start with the Trump administration's war on transgender Americans.
Since Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump has decided that one of America's biggest problems isn't high prices or lack of access to health care.
No, it's trans people doing stuff from being kids to serving our country.
That's the only way I can explain the Trump administration going after transgender folks at every stage of life.
One executive order was aimed at discouraging schools and teachers from supporting transgender youth.
My Department of Education will inform states and school districts that if any teacher or school official suggests to a child that they could be trapped in the wrong body, they will be faced with severe consequences, including potential civil rights violations for sex discrimination and the elimination of federal funding.
Another executive order he signed declaring that there are only two genders.
Apparently, this was so important that Trump also made sure to mention it in his inauguration speech.
As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.
And then there's Trump's efforts to push transgender people out of the military.
He signed an executive order on January 27 that orders the Pentagon to figure out a policy for trans members within 30 days to ensure that we have.
The most lethal fighting force in the world.