WASHINGTON, D.C.: Defense Secretary James Mattis on Friday delayed a plan by Barack Obama’s administration to start accepting transgender recruits in the military, the Pentagon said.

The decision to delay the plan for six months was made on the eve of a deadline set by Mattis’s predecessor, Ashton Carter, during Barack Obama’s administration.

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