Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · The Credentialed Left
BIOLOGICAL MALE IN CIA WHINES ABOUT TRUMP 2.0 FIRING HIM...
A biological male who transitioned on the job during Trump’s first term is crying injustice after the second Trump administration showed him the door. Mike Pence reportedly affirmed the man’s “transition to a woman.” The story is buzzing through elite Washington but landing with a thud everywhere else.
Americans stopped buying the Trans Industrial Complex’s intimidation routine years ago. APP was first in the fight — starting in 2015 — and proved voters reject gender ideology in civil rights law. That pressure helped 26 states ban irreversible sex-change procedures on minors. Trump 2.0 learned the lesson: no more protecting troubled men in the bureaucracy just to dodge bad headlines.
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