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Brianna Wu

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Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

Well, I think it's really straightforward. You know, you have people that made a commitment to their country and to serve, and that commitment is not being honored on the other side. You're essentially sending a signal to trans people that we're not fit to serve our country.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

You know, a lot of Trump's language around this was just remarkably divisive and cruel from my point of view, saying that there's no honesty in being a trans person. Yeah, I can tell you it takes a tremendous amount of honesty about who you are and who you feel you are to publicly transition. It's the scariest thing you're ever going to do.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

You know, a lot of Trump's language around this was just remarkably divisive and cruel from my point of view, saying that there's no honesty in being a trans person. Yeah, I can tell you it takes a tremendous amount of honesty about who you are and who you feel you are to publicly transition. It's the scariest thing you're ever going to do.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

You know, a lot of Trump's language around this was just remarkably divisive and cruel from my point of view, saying that there's no honesty in being a trans person. Yeah, I can tell you it takes a tremendous amount of honesty about who you are and who you feel you are to publicly transition. It's the scariest thing you're ever going to do.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

And, you know, I think that my big point with this is not just about the military. I think you know my politics on this, Peter. I can work around the edges and find compromises where I can. But this is my big problem with the Republican mission on this. Right now. I feel so strongly that this fringe gender ideology has really failed trans people.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

And, you know, I think that my big point with this is not just about the military. I think you know my politics on this, Peter. I can work around the edges and find compromises where I can. But this is my big problem with the Republican mission on this. Right now. I feel so strongly that this fringe gender ideology has really failed trans people.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

And, you know, I think that my big point with this is not just about the military. I think you know my politics on this, Peter. I can work around the edges and find compromises where I can. But this is my big problem with the Republican mission on this. Right now. I feel so strongly that this fringe gender ideology has really failed trans people.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

It is setting us up for lives that are further away from being women or productive members of society. This entire progressive deep hole of beliefs where you're communist and all gender needs to be abolished, it's clearly not making us happy. And when I think about what let me go on a path of success, I think it was growing up in a military family. I think it was personal responsibility.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

It is setting us up for lives that are further away from being women or productive members of society. This entire progressive deep hole of beliefs where you're communist and all gender needs to be abolished, it's clearly not making us happy. And when I think about what let me go on a path of success, I think it was growing up in a military family. I think it was personal responsibility.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

It is setting us up for lives that are further away from being women or productive members of society. This entire progressive deep hole of beliefs where you're communist and all gender needs to be abolished, it's clearly not making us happy. And when I think about what let me go on a path of success, I think it was growing up in a military family. I think it was personal responsibility.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

I think it was valuing my marriage and stability. And what I feel is happening with all of this, Peter, is if you're not giving transgender people a path to normal lives where we can participate in American society and feel proud of our country... I think you're setting us up for lives where we have nowhere to go but this progressive fridge.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

I think it was valuing my marriage and stability. And what I feel is happening with all of this, Peter, is if you're not giving transgender people a path to normal lives where we can participate in American society and feel proud of our country... I think you're setting us up for lives where we have nowhere to go but this progressive fridge.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

I think it was valuing my marriage and stability. And what I feel is happening with all of this, Peter, is if you're not giving transgender people a path to normal lives where we can participate in American society and feel proud of our country... I think you're setting us up for lives where we have nowhere to go but this progressive fridge.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

And I think you almost can't blame us if we become political extremists from there, if that makes sense to you.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

And I think you almost can't blame us if we become political extremists from there, if that makes sense to you.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

And I think you almost can't blame us if we become political extremists from there, if that makes sense to you.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

It's execution dependent, of course, right? I've seen numbers estimate around 1,500. And to be really clear, Peter, there are reasonable arguments for this, right? Like if I were in a war zone tomorrow and I didn't have HRT, I'd get up every morning, I'd go run 5, 10 miles. I would have a really hard time doing that without HRT. There are logistical things to think through here.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

It's execution dependent, of course, right? I've seen numbers estimate around 1,500. And to be really clear, Peter, there are reasonable arguments for this, right? Like if I were in a war zone tomorrow and I didn't have HRT, I'd get up every morning, I'd go run 5, 10 miles. I would have a really hard time doing that without HRT. There are logistical things to think through here.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

It's execution dependent, of course, right? I've seen numbers estimate around 1,500. And to be really clear, Peter, there are reasonable arguments for this, right? Like if I were in a war zone tomorrow and I didn't have HRT, I'd get up every morning, I'd go run 5, 10 miles. I would have a really hard time doing that without HRT. There are logistical things to think through here.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?

What I'm saying is there is a political project going on right now with these executive orders towards trans people. And I think directionally is trying to push us out of public life. So on any number of these, I can sit there and go, well, I can see your point. I can compromise there.