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Tech Giants note on Mr Trump's Transgender remarks.


After President Trump on Wednesday announced a ban on transgender people serving in the military, tech leaders countered by collectively saying, "let them serve."

Google CEO Sundar Pichai was first to issue a statement, tweeting that he was "grateful to the transgender members of the military for their service."



Sundar Pichai 
✔@sundarpichai
I am grateful to the transgender members of the military for their service.  # LetThemServe.
9:58 PM - Jul 26, 2017
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff retweeted his company's official statement.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey also chimed in, decrying discrimination.
Apple CEO Tim Cook echoed Dorsey with his own statement.


Tim Cook 
✔@tim_cook
We are indebted to all who serve. Discrimination against anyone holds everyone back. 
12:30 AM - Jul 27, 2017
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Postmates Founder and CEO Bastian Lehmann cited his own service before voicing his support for equality and diversity in the military.


Bastian Lehmann 
✔@Basti
Having proudly served myself: Any service member qualified to serve, should be able to. Regardless of race, color, creed or orientation.
10:47 PM - Jul 26, 2017
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President of Microsoft Brad Smith repeated the sentiment of the day and was retweeted by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.  


Brad Smith 
✔@BradSmi
We honor and respect all who serve, including the transgender members of our military. 
1:04 AM - Jul 27, 2017
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Trump made the announcement on Twitter. His move reverses a decision in 2016 by the Obama administration to allow transgender people to serve openly.

The outcry from tech leaders is only the latest time they've publicly criticized the president. Tech leaders also took issue with Trump's travel ban on people immigrating from the Middle East and have voiced concerns about his withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and his administration's position on net neutrality.

In addition to tech leaders, politicians on both sides of the aisle decried Trump's move and how he unveiled it.

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Source:Business Insider

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