At the White House Press Briefing of July 24th, wherein the ban on transgender Americans serving in the military was allegedly explained, this was pointed out (I don’t typically read these things myself) by Steve Bannon:
Q But do you say to the transgender community that he is still committed to fight for them? And how is this not not fighting for them?
MS. SANDERS: I think the President has made very clear he’s committed to fighting for all Americans.
One of the most effective corrective actions in our arsenal of non-violent weapons – particularly among ourselves – is laughter. Ridicule.
And this would have been the moment where the entire press corp could have simply burst out in a chorus of laughter. Maybe a bit of pointing at the press secretary. But make it clear that they recognize White House absurdities, and will write about them as absurdities
And let that go out on the airwaves.
