carolin to stay with us. but we'll get our report now from barbara. >> reporter: president trump making military policy via twitter. today suddenly announcing the united states government will not accept or law transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military, sparking instant criticism from democrats and republicans. >> i believe that is an awful decision. i serve an activity duty in the military and i can tell you we don't care about gender orientation or identity or who you love. >> reporter: senator john mccain senator of the services committee also saying there is no reason to force service members who are able to fight, train and deploy to leave the military regardless of their gender identity. but some lawmakers agree with the decision, citing trump's reasoning that the military cannot be burdened with the