President Biden Signs Defense Bill Blocking Health Care For Trans Military Children, First Anti-LGBTQ+ Federal Law Enacted Since ‘Defense of Marriage Act’

I swear Biden is doing absolutely everything in his power to make his administration and the Democrats look as feckless and duplicitous as possible. All this bluster about saving democracy leading up to the election and he hasn't lifted a finger to protect it since November 6th, but he sure does jump at the chance to abuse his pardon power and sign laws with bonafide conservative horseshit like this in it.

This country is an absolute joke. If this is what we were hoping would stop the tide of fascist ideology, then we're doomed to suffer at the hands of spineless politicians who think compromise with the uncompromising is a winning strategy.

Title is quite disingenuous. Doesn't match content.

smell that bipartisanship.

The wheels on the bus go thump thump thump

I will never hold my nose to vote democratic ever again. Plus it wouldn't help, your stench permeates throughout the entire country.

Your time in the sun is over blue conservatives. The same could be said for the country that was in your stewardship.

We trusted you to defeat literal clowns and not only were you incapable, you joined the circus.

You are not to be trusted ever again.

This is the bill in question: H.R 5009

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5009

I implore anyone defending Biden for this as him having to make a "tough decision" to review the roll calls for the votes on this bill.

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00325.htm

40 Democratic senators voted yes.

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024500

81 Democratic represenatives voted yes.

This anti-trans bill was passed with support from the Democrats. The bourgeoisie political parties of the United States will never protect your human rights, especially when dollars for the military are on the line.

Further cementing both parties as part and parcel to the problems in America.

One wrecks shop, the other apologizes and "hopes" they don't wreck it more, really really with sugar on top, BLM, 💜💜

I'm not sure what I'm insulted by more, the fascists or the pandering corporate Democrat liars pretending we're all best friends.

Neither speak for our country. We, the workers, the toilers, the sticks that churn this economy should be the ones speaking for it, not these thieves and grifters.

we should swap the pardon power for line item veto

You love to see it; when liberals take their masks off. People ripped me up for bringing up Biden’s past racism and bigotry and intolerance.

Hope you’re happy, America. You’re all a bunch of fucking losers.

God when will people stop falling for this crap, this is exactly the culture war repubs are waging. Half of them don't even give a crap about shitting on LGBTQ+, what they care about is shitting on the Dems so R's can stay in power. They put the poison pill in a bill that Biden has no choice but to sign, JUST TO GET HEADLINES LIKE THIS, so that progressives will blame Biden and the democrats instead of the magats. And you fall for it every time. Sure, sometimes you also blame the R's for actually doing the bad things, but you always blame democrats when they aren't able to stop R's from doing the bad things. You all might hate the military but we kind of need one and if we just shut it down we're leaving ourselves vulnerable. What you are doing by blaming Biden for this is like saying yeah what the rapist did was wrong but she didn't fight him off hard enough, she must have wanted it. smh

I guess if there was any doubt before, it's gone now. Neither party is suitable. Time to really vote progressive. We need a new party that isn't deeply entrenched with whatever made hime sign that.

Well as long as the soldiers get their Christmas bonuses, I suppose a few thousand dead children is an acceptable price to pay. We wouldn't want the soldiers to have their Christmas ruined, and it's not like it would be the Republicans' fault for politicizing a must-pass spending bill. Oh well, it's not like trans kids are really human, a 9/11 worth of child corpses is fine. We wouldn't want to ruin Christmas.

I'm lost. He spoke against it, but signed it anyway. Did they give any rationalization for signing it?

If only there was some way for him to stop it from happening.... Well, Joe, at least you tried.

Stupidity and cowardice. He’s a lame duck; he could’ve gone down swinging and let the next administration take the heat for this. But no, he had to show his true colors.

Biden isn’t the worst president ever, but he’s a piece of shit. He was entirely not up to the task of our time, and that was obvious in 2020. His presidency had more to do with fulfilling an old man’s lifelong desire to sit in the big seat, rather than meet the needs of the citizenry. It was basically a make-a-wish project for establishment Democrats who desire gentlemanly order and aggrandizement more than any meaningful policy goals. This was a group project, and all of the self-interested facilitators that covered up his senility (going back before the 2020 race), are directly culpable in the emerging feudal reign that Republicans are orchestrating, as well as the unjust murders of hundreds of thousands of innocents in Gaza. I started his administration feeling weary but cautiously hopeful that we may have averted calamity. I end his administration having lost confidence in not only our government, but of our people. I could not have more contempt for the entire American project and all the hollow sentiments that cloak the inhumanity of it. Biden is such a clown.

"Biden cares about trans people unlike Trump!"

Old bigot white dude is an old bigot, news at 11. At least Trump makes it clear he wants my kind to die in a fire for good ratings on Fox News.

Well good thing Trump is the next president, eh?

Here is the full context of the bill for those interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2025

Here is LGBT Nations' take: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/senate-passes-military-bill-with-provision-restricting-trans-healthcare/?

What a stupid play. He doesn't benefit from this and it will now be used as a wedge issue by both Parties to rile up their base. Ignorant shortsighted policy. He's only encouraging division.