The order directs that federally-run insurance programs, including TRICARE and Medicaid, exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for those under 19.

The order attempts to end federal funding or support for gender-transition care for people under the age of 19. It is set to face legal challenges.

The order reinstates a policy from Trump's first term that prohibited trans people from enlisting and barred those already in the military from transitioning.

In an executive order issued Monday night, the president said transgender service members “cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary” for the military.

President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders focused on the military, including one that directs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops,

Six members of the US military sued President Donald Trump over his executive order banning transgender people from serving in the armed forces, setting the stage for a new battle over LGBTQ rights.