Ellen DeGeneres certainly doesn't agree with President Donald Trump's latest announcement about banning transgender individuals from joining the military.
Following the news of the ban, the TV host shared a message with fans on Twitter to express her disagreement.
“We should be grateful to the people who wish to serve, not turn our backs on them. Banning transgender people is hurtful, baseless and wrong,” DeGeneres wrote.
DeGeneres previously expressed her dismay when she used humor to address Trump's refugee ban. In January, DeGeneres used her film "Finding Dory" to explain why she disagreed with the ban.
“I don’t get political, but I will say that I am against [the ban],” she said. “I am not going to talk about the travel ban. I am just going to talk about the very non-political, People’s Choice Award-winning film ‘Finding Dory.’”
“Dory arrives in America with her friends, Marlon and Nemo, and she arrives at the Marine Life Institute behind a large wall. And they all have to get over the wall. And you won’t believe it, but that wall has almost no effect in keeping them out,” she said. “The other animals help Dory. Animals that don’t even need her. Animals that have nothing in common with her. They help her even though they are completely different colors, because that’s what you do when you see someone in need. You help them.”
In November, when Trump was first elected president, DeGeneres shared an inspiring message with her viewers to help bring give hope to Americans who were despondent about the poll results.
“You may have heard that there was a presidential election on Tuesday. The big winner was alcohol,” she said at the time. “Obviously, a lot of people were disappointed with the results. My job is to be hopeful and make everybody feel good, so I am going to keep doing that as long as I can.”
She added: "If you are feeling a little anxious or scared, I am here to tell you that things can turn out OK."
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