Sam Rodriguez is on active duty in the US Navy. They are also trans. Now, the Trump administration wants to remove them from the US military. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Photo courtesy of Navy Petty Officer Sam Rodriguez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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President Trump addressed the Congress last night. You heard that. Uganda. But let's check in on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. He tweeted from the car on his way to the address.
It is an honor to be going.
He tweeted again a thank you after Trump mentioned him.
Our service members won't be activists and... They will be fighters and warriors. They will fight for our country. And Pete, congratulations.
Then he went on Fox News this a.m. to discuss enlistment numbers.
From the Marine Corps to the Army to the Air Force to the Navy, we've seen record numbers across the country of Americans saying, I want to serve under the commander-in-chief, President Trump.
Neither Hegseth nor the president mentioned their plan to force transgender service members out of the military. Today on Explained, we're going to do that.
There are so many things that I would not have today if it wasn't for joining the military. I would regret not fighting to stay.
I always thought anxiety and worry were the same thing. But worry is actually, it's a behavior. It's almost like a self-soothing behavior. And people who are very anxious think that if you just worry enough, you won't be anxious anymore. But instead, worry can make you more anxious. Like you're never going to get to the end of the worrying.
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