Backlash over President Donald Trump’s tweeted intention of banning transgender people from military services has now culminated in a federal lawsuit.

Wednesday five service members, including some Iraq and Afghanistan campaign veterans, filed civil rights claims against the president, who tweeted last month that “after consultation” with “generals and military experts,” the government “will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. military.”

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