Trump signed the executive orders while flying back from Miami to Washington DC.

Ban of ‘invented’ pronouns in the military

“President Trump has made clear that a key priority for his administration is driving transgender people back into the closet and out of public life altogether,” Joshua Block, a senior attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, said earlier on Monday.

Worries for transgender troops

When Trump announced his first ban in 2017, he said the military needed to focus on “decisive and overwhelming victory” without being burdened by the “tremendous medical costs and disruption” of having transgender personnel.

Eliminating DEI programs a top priority

The Air Force said on Sunday that it will resume instruction of trainees using a video about the first Black airmen in the US military, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, which has passed review to ensure compliance with Trump’s ban on DEI initiatives.

Criticisms of DEI measures largely stem from the view that people employed through such programs do not merit their success, and are depriving more deserving candidates who are denied opportunity because they are not in a minority.

Trump looking to develop an ‘American Iron Dome’

Any such effort would take years to implement in the US.