evidence: He said: "The United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. military."And he went on: "Our military must be focused on victory, and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail."Candidate Trump had promised to protect the rights of transgender people.White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked about that today. SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS, White House Press Secretary: He's also voiced that this is a very expensive and disruptive policy, and based on consultation that he's had with his national security team, came to the conclusion that it erodes military readiness and unit cohesion, and made the decision based on that. JUDY WOODRUFF: Socially conservative groups welcomed the decision, but it drew quick condemnation from many Democrats, including New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney. REP. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY, D-N.Y.: We have heard every tired — every tired discriminatory argument before, and they have always fallen away over time in the face of reason and decency and equality.