This defies every policy and oath physicians are required to follow. No one should be turned away. Even the wacky Adventist Health System changed its name to Advent and does not deny care.

How does anyone actually take this BS seriously. If the mentally impaired person in the WH scribbles on an "Executive Order" that is so outrageous and illegal as this, how do sane people act as if it is valid. He is the mad Queen of Hearts. "Off with their heads!" And some fool will carry it out.

Not even in Russia. Maybe in Israel.

Who would Jesus deny healing to?

💪🤬

Disgustingly inhumane.

So why wouldn’t this also apply to doctors who may not want to treat MAGA Republicans?

www.factcheck.org/2025/06/chan... Fact checking is important.

😡😡😡

It’s just what psychopaths do. Reprehensible is at the low end of the scale for now.

Why doesn‘t he sign an EO to kill all people who don‘t agree with him? There won‘t be reactions of sleepy Dems or corrupt courts

Does that mean they can also refuse to treat MAGA people?

Doesn’t it work both ways.Morons can treat the GOP clowns

As a 4 conflict combat veteran with a purple heart, and a 100% VA rating, this is absolutely asinine. I find it insane that someone who never served can now potentially deny my care because of my voting record.

Repulsive

I treat regardless of who you are. I may despise you watching Fox News every time I come to your room, but I'll still care for you like family. Any physician who disagrees, can drop off their license in the trash on the way out.

And it isn’t true. More fear mongering. We have enough actually true things to worry about with making up shit.

Can you link something supporting your position? Because I seem to remember the same argument right before overturning Roe V. Wade. It's been reported by multiple sources.

Ah! Figured it out. Here’s the link. www.factcheck.org/2025/06/chan...

Thank you for this. Frigging legacy media doesn't seem to be doing any more research as the average political page admin. I'm honestly getting better news from CBC or one of the bigger European outlets.

I’m looking at BBC a lot.

Same. I also read some German language media (lived in Germany for several years in the 90's). I'm ashamed at how far American media has fallen the last 20 years.

Dude, same. Reagan’s fault for revoking the fairness doctrine.

The fairness doctrine mandated that you couldn't have only one view in media, the way Fox or Breitbart does.

The Fairness Doctrine only applied to "broadcast stations" (as defined statutorily below). The FCC has no authority to regulate the content of any other medium and can only regulate "broadcasting" due to a 1A exception recognized by SCOTUS due to the "unique" nature of that medium.

What, precisely, would the FD have done? It never mandated coverage of any particular story, but only that *some* public issues be given *some* (small) time. Stations could pick which they liked. It never mandated 'truth'. The goal was diversity, not accuracy. So, multiple lies, not just one lie.

You don’t understand what that policy was. It has nothing to do with this.

The Fairness Doctrine never applied to the media

I’d love to answer you but when I click on the notification it brings me to your comment, not back to the original post, so I have no idea what my position was or even what was being discussed. 😂

Don't you just love linear social media?

Yes!

How many times do you need to violate the constitution before you are an insurrection?

That's it. When trump deliberately attacks veterans care because of political affiliation and marital status, it's past time to remove this fucking piece of shit. America needs a good law firm to prosecute trump for his lawlessness.

That’s going straight to the courts. This is what he’s doing while we fuss over his military parade. Thx for the update George.

Funny, but I have never had a political conversation with any of my care giver at the VA ! Never thought much about it ! Least not until trump has decided that democratic Veterans are unworthy of being treated ! How do republics still blow this evil MFers horn for him ? 😵🥴🙁💔

To be fair, they could also refuse to help anyone wearing a MAGA hat.

This can go both ways all our VA doctors have not been right leaning. They are doctors not patients 😅

Maybe we're reading this wrong: they can now discriminate against the MAGA/Republicans who caused this awful mess. Payback.

That's BS! I hope Vets sue the government!

www.factcheck.org/2025/06/chan... Hey, do you hate misinformation? Me too. Stop spreading it.

What do you do with a mad dog?

if someone's "unmarried" because their spouse was killed in action, how long until they have to remarry in order to keep their benefits? are they allowed to be widowed for six months? a year? two weeks? it's important to nail down all the details.

I wish trump would drop dead and burn in hell very soon!

Can they also refuse to treat people suffering from bone spurs

I’d *L O V E* for someone at the VA to refuse to treat me for any reason, but especially for any of those listed. We’d both need to go to the ED to have my foot extracted from their asshole.

Where I live, and I think in much of the US, VA doctors skew towards blue. I don't expect them to violate their oath of service just because Trump says it's okay, but if they did, I'd expect the patients they'd refuse to serve would look very different than who the administration thinks they should

WTF?

Republicans and the Supreme Court are protecting a crime syndicate. They need to feel the pressure 24/7. Things will continue to get worse.

This is something from a George Orwell book 1984. This has to be illegal.

Unconstitutional. More importantly immoral,

He idles at “reprehensible”

One would hope that doctors are better than that.

I know doctors who work at the VA in Los Angeles. Just because they are allowed to refuse doesn’t mean any of them will.

Got a letter saying the VA won’t treat me anymore and got a phone call telling me my next appointment. The whiplash is real.

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Doctors take an Oath also so that’s never going to happen

Not that I don't think this administration would be this petty and vindictive, but stories about executive orders usually link to said order. I haven't seen any link to an order like this, and the White House denied it. If anyone has a link to the text of this order, I'd love to read it.

Start posting the name and address of every doctor that refuses treatment to anyone on these grounds. Make their lives hell.

Sick bastard, Russian asset Krasnov strikes agian. When do you open your eyes US?

I see lawsuits coming!

If you ever had any doubt whether he or any other MAGAt was EVER a Christian, well, this should put that doubt to rest permanently!!!

What the hell does marital status have to do with any of this? He's so weird and deranged and stupid

Why isn’t: 1)The media SCREAMING about this?(Imagine if Obama..) @cnn.com @cnn-news.bsky.social @msnbc.com @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @abcnewsbot.bsky.social @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy @nytimes.com @usatoday.com @miamiherald.com 2) @veteransaffairs.bsky.social suing 3) @democrats-veterans.house.gov

Because the media are boot lickers to these psychos.

Fortunately, it's an executive order, not a law. Its legality should be adjudicated in the courts.

Sooo... wouldn't that allow doctors to also choose not to provide treatment to Republicans or, more specifically, MAGA Republicans? The idea is hateful and cruel to begin with, but that knife he's introduced would cut all ways, tight?

Every day, I hate him more.

Yes, but they can’t. I mean…they can. But it will still be illegal.

Doctors will NEVER refuse care to anyone- they have a couple of oaths they actually believe it. Nice try Mr. Bone spurs.

Executive Orders are not laws.

Not if they are real medical professionals, we treat people for their injuries or illnesses regardless of race, political stance, ability to pay. We treat people because they need our help. That is an unknown concept for our convicted felon. Getting closer to the end of his life, he should rethink

That is a nice thought but we have seen the cases where pharmacists don’t have to fill a prescription for birth control because of their “religious beliefs”. I’m sure the majority of medical professionals take their oath seriously but there will be some who act on the new executive order.

This is an excellent and well-executed example of misinformation. It's clever, subtle, and clearly worked. Nicely done! www.polymathicbeing.com/p/psyop-unti...

This is just getting more weird by the hour!

He’s a menace.

It’s also indefensible. Pure political retribution.

Beyond disgusting...

This is an obvious violation of the 1st amendment, which protects freedom of association. There’s no way it will stand up to legal challenge (even with a conservative supreme court).

Un married vets?? Would that include those who are divorced... or widows and widowers

They earned the benefits. There should be zero restrictions on the care they recieve.

Where the fuck is congress

As a white male I’ve never been in the targeted group….until now. Don’t believe that you can’t be next.

something something hyppocratic oath something something Refusing to treat a person is inflicting harm on that person.

Are we talking about the government that performed the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male? Just asking...

WTF? That’s not how America works!

Agreed

Executive orders are not laws. They are statements of Administration policy. They are required to be consistent with U.S. laws, and they can be challenged in court.

It's like Duplessis again. FYI, this is the freak in that got single mothers in Quebec certified as insane to take their children to experiment on, to defraud the federal government. They actually performed shock therapy, lobotomies and drug experiments on 2000+ children, killing a lot of them.

A doctor who refuses to treat someone because of their political affiliation or marital status can lose their medical license.

You all do realise the hippocratic oath is not actually something you swear, right? Nobody swears it, there are no ceremonies of it, and it's free to ignore at any point because it's just words

I want to say Unbelievable But it isn’t Definitely reprehensible

wear a few more lapel pins, sir!

Why would any doctor..go along with this crap? Such laws cannot be made by the stroke of a pen.sick of his vendettas.

If Bluesky is gonna start pushing propaganda like Fox News, then there's no point in being here.

I asked my doctor at the VA about this. It's bullshit propaganda. Please don't spread this rumor. The VA put out a statement denouncing this, but its too long to post here.

He's really trying hard to get dems to act like maga on J6...keep going w the peaceful protests ...keep your cool!

if equal protection and the first amendment mean anything they mean this is unconstitutional

Immoral ..Any Doctor that does this should Lose their License..

Trump is Trump but those doctors are the real assholes

Not just unethical but blatantly illegal. Unenforceable also.

They can also be sued and get the order overturned. It is the way. 96% likelihood of success.

I don't find any evidence to support this claim, George. The article appears to be a satirical article. Should it be found to be true, then I agree wholeheartedly with you.

A clear violation of the hippocratic oath and a violation of morality.

I’m sure that is perfectly consistent with their Hippocratic oath.

Why? Just why? This is not the actions of a Christian man

Because Trump isn't and never was a christian. He only do the bloody thinking of evangelists to have them as his voters. I don't know just one of the 10 commitments he didn't break several times. And his voters love him for that.

Oh I know he’s not a Christian man. But he pretends to be one, his whole thing of holding a Bible and then selling them surely must have upset some Christians?

Any doctor who does that ought to have his license taken away and bitch slapped. They took an oath.

This can not be true.... Holy shit

A::No. It's not true even if Trump wants it. The bylaws now say medical staff should not discriminate “on the basis of any legally protected status, including legally protected status such as race, color, religion, sex, or prior protected activity in any employment matter or in providing

benefits under any law administered by VA.” MedPage Today reported on the Palo Alto bylaw changes, noting similar differences in a section on medical staff membership.

Of course, ant Dr that does that loses their license to practice medicine. THey've violated the Oath they took. UNLESS the State Board that licenses docs has turned political.

I hope they will ignore that and treat without fear or favour. You go into medicine to treat people irrespective of their beliefs.

Can they refuse to treat MAGAts?

Out a window

The current serving military needs to find out about this. May change their minds of the following orders against their own people.

I read this a couple of weeks ago. Apparently he signed it in January. This is horrible discrimination and needs to stop. Yet, his sheep are still following

😡😡😡

Take it to court. Gotta tie Trump up in court. File on everything he does.

And the Dems have got to start talking policy. Without that you have no map to allow people to walk that path.

EXCLUSIONISM: Ideological, Xenophobic, Ethnic Nationalism, Nationalism, Religious Nationalism, and even National Essentialism

Do they have to reveal their political party to get treatment?

Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath so let’s see how this plays out shall we 🤷‍♀️ a doctor refusing treatment to anyone for any reason needs to step down from the profession 🤷‍♀️ signed an LPN 👩‍⚕️

So question, would this mean it could go both ways? I know a dem doctor wouldn't do something like this. But does this mean they could?

This is misleading and you can do better. See Fox News for how not to react. Medical staff at clinics or hospitals don’t care about your politics. I expect better analysis from the left.

Using this logic, I can refuse to pay bills because the doctor voted for Trump or has a name that ends in an S and isn't Hispanic.

If they do they’re aren’t much of a doctor are they now?

This doesn't mean they will. Those who work at the VA still have their own conscience. I have faith in them. Most of them are also veterans.

Many places these policies will not come into play. Those who will be impacted will most likely be in deeply red, conservative states and the most vulnerable populations will be the target.

Where you live determines access. Great. 😞

The attacks you are seeing on abortion access and care, gender affirming care, trans communities…expect those same “values” to be seen in all medical facilities, including the VA in those states.

Why is all of this shit legal??? I don’t get it.

Any Dr who follows this needs struck off.

Of course you can also refuse to treat the guy in the MAGA hat. Doctors are still held to the standards of their license and ethics.

it's so disgusting!😡

EO's are not law nor enforceable

#BoneSpurJackAss

It matters that you're married??? WTF!!!!!

We are living in such a fucked up version of Bizzarro World we may never make it back.

Who is weaponizing politics and power?

#HippocraticOath means something to most docs. And in my experience, the VA has some of the most dedicated healthcare providers. I haven't found a single provider that will follow this rule. And every one I've asked said they'll falsify data to protect their members. VA docs are the shit! #Peace

Unmarried men are worthy of ostracism. They shoulda oughta been a better man to get a good woman.

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Targeting intellegent people again.

How is this constitutional?!?

Eradicate the entire Republican party. Evil must be destroyed.

The man loves veterans and they love him.

Major class action lawsuit…and unconstitutional on so many levels!

Here’s my question: The VA will allow it, but will the medical board?

Erm ... This is bollocks, according to Snopes www.snopes.com/news/2025/06...

VA doctors who actually do that or even consider it are not worth their title. You do this, you’re crap and a quack.

WTF

Any doctor that would refuse to treat you based on your marital status or party affiliation, is doing you a favor in that they are most likely a terrible physician who shouldn't be practicing in the first place. They clearly lack professional ethics.

Time to shame the doctors that follow this guidance!🤬

SUE THE ORANGE ĹITTLE BITCH!

Evil incarnate

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Vet before posting

Amen. Thank you. I am a VA employee and there’s a ton of bad shit going on right now, without people spreading misinformation. Disappointed in the Guardian for their reporting on this.

Friendly reminder that doctors don't know your political leaning unless you tell them, and you are under no obligation to

Pretty easy when they have a MAGA hat on though. It works both ways right?

Most people don't wear clothing that advertises their political beliefs.

And also, doctors and other health professionals are in that profession because they care about people. All people. (Just because tRump is an a$$hole doesn’t mean everyone else is.)

We got an email yesterday saying this isn’t true and secy collins will enforce current discrimination policies

I saw this elsewhere as it came from EO so do we know what the truth currently is bc the trans folk are gone, that happened.

No we are still treating them too

Hello Nina. Are you at a VA installation? Are you saying that your directions are to still treat everyone? That this discrimination is not a thing?

Hello, Yes, and yes. No just that this policy is not a thing

Thank you for your response. Appreciated.

I don't think the point is whether they will or won't, it's the fact that this despicable blob of goo issued the order in the first place.

I think the BIGGEST point is we wont do it. No matter what he said

When you say WE, does that include every person responsible for care?

That’s the thing. Health care professionals can decide for themselves

Most of the time, at least wherever i have practiced, politics doesn’t even come up. We are generally meanest to each other, not patients.

No i mean we the VA, as an integrated healthcare system, is still treating all patients with the same level of care we have always been. None of this bs has changed actual policy

Again, the point is the message sent, not whether anyone follows it. Make people afraid to reveal their status to a healthcare worker. Fear and intimidation is the purpose.

I dont think its fear. I been in practice for (mumble im not old mumble) years and it just doesn’t come up. I promise. People talk about stuff like pickleball and personal stuff like their kids but unless their beliefs affect the care they want it, honestly it doesn’t come up often

1/2 They're cagey w/responses. They say the VA won't do it. But the reality is they're allowing/looking away at the provider level discrimination based on politics & marital status. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

2/2 "doctors and other medical staff can also be barred from working at VA hospitals based on their marital status, political party affiliation or union activity.” tinyurl.com/2fkznaj2

Only the guardian reported it, and the official policies have not changed. We have individual hospital bylaws which we vote on, that also prohibit this behavior.

And The Hill reported on it as well, albeit derivative from the Guardian's information. That said The Hill is a fairly accurate middle of the road source of information.

Even if this doesn't change anything because there are other guardrails for it, why go out of their way to remove specifically those protections? They say that it's because those things are protected by other laws, but they're probably planning on changing those laws or getting them overturned...

the reason we (my hospital) didn’t make changes is bc they were morally wrong. They removed protections for transpeople and we kept right on doing what we said we’d do. Bc fuck em. My motto is “fucking fire me, then”

I just did phlebotomy but I'd be right with you backing you up. My center, the place I consider my home, is one of the gayest places in the country. Every flavor of the people the GOP (and probably some they don't know about) hate are my friends. And I'm scared for them more than I'm scared for me.

Theres no such thing as “just phlebotomy”! You’re essential to operations! I share that fear for our patients. Thats why we wont stop fighting for them

We're cogs in a bigger picture, some of us bigger than others. But I'm doing needles & grabbing blood, most times making connections w/the home visits were/are dear to me. Maybe it was the regular 1:1 where I was the only 1 they've had contact w/for days. Best job ever.

I love it ❤️ thank you Not all heroes wear capes

The short snarky answer is redundancy. Longer answer: If there's a flaw in one law another can hold the line in some court where the rule of law is still the gold standard. See Roe/Dobbs. Everyone thought it was settled law. Until it wasn't. More laws are more protective.

Can veterans who are Democrats or unmarried refuse to pay taxes in return…?

It won’t stand. Lawsuit. Evil idjit just throws it against the wall see if it sticks.

Lawsuits. Yeah that works. After all the delays and appeals those needing care will be dead.

Adding to that, who really controls the courts right now? Adding to adding to that, what part of this administration obeys ANY unfavorable court rulings, ever?

No, a temporary restraining order may be obtained fairly quickly (per court pace), and it stays if appeals agree all way to SCOTUS (if they even chose to hear appeal of TRO). Otherwise, no lawsuit? Whats option?

Further, outside of court system, a doctor refusing treatment may be in violation of Doctor’s code of practice and jeopardize license to practice depending on circumstances.

In the meanwhile, real People die waiting for the regime to obey the courts.

Even if it does stick, how long will it take before a vet gets denied the magic pills keeping their inner demons quiet? Good way to get an *actual* rifleman lining up sights. What an idiot.

Exactly. We should keep our attention on the Republican lawmakers pushing all sorts of tomfoolery through. Trump's stupidity is just an obnoxious cover.

The VA should be refusing service to proud draft dodgers.

Can they refuse to treat adjudicated rapists ?

I smell something unconstitutional

another in a long line of despicable acts

They want to discourage anyone from serving who isn't a Nazi like them.

All the more reason to get him and his cohorts out of power, though the damage done will likely take decades to repair, his lasting legacy, hate-fuelled destruction...

Not true. I checked.

Do no harm!

Illegal

In the UK, such a law is meaningless as #healthcare staff are not allowed to discriminate in that way anyway. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rumor has it he’s unmarried…secretly of course, must keep up the pretense.

I’ve lived a long time and seen shocking justice happen to evil people. It will be a doozy that happens to DJT!

trump is a very evil man.

No they can't. Executive Orders do not supercede the law, in this case, Title 38.

What an asshole

Not true, thankfully. They still have to comply with federal law against discrimination, but it continues to be chilling how this administration just keeps removing any mention of people and groups of people they don't want from any source under their control.

So, uh, what about that Hippocratic Oath they took? I guess it should be: First, Do No Harm, Unless They Are Democrat Or Unmarried. Sorry, Log Cabin Republicans, this also means you, as well.

Then no Democrat should be sent to another war

Another unconstitutional proclamation from the orange sack of shit. El merece arder en el infierno!

Are we tired of the cruelty yet? Like genuinely? Those with the privilege need to step the eff up bc those of us who check off too many boxes have limited power and higher potential to disappear.

Reprehensible!

What in the actual FU*K !??

This article title feels like an onion news network article, wtf But hey a LOT of vets voted for that, GG vets, GG

Even in Saskatchewan, which is Alabama north, a justice of the peace lost his appeal to refuse to marry a non-hetero couple. We have violations here in Canada, but I have lost count of the assaults on basic human rights down there in the states.

All VA staff who ARE democrats should immediately stop treating Republicans. See how fast this gets reversed!

Ffs. Let’s make sure this is not an attempt and is indeed law.

I see a lawsuit coming. This is blatant politically based discrimination and totally illegal.

Because it's all about cruelty! MAGA feeds on it...

Weak men think being cruel shows strength, when all it really shows is just how terrible they are.

Unleash the lawsuits! #FuckTrump #8647now

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It is not true

No this is fake news.. please don’t post it again.

Looking forward to the next time dems have the trifecta. Make it a felony to register or vote republican.

What the FUCK???

Many doctors are not going to fall for that and will most likely ignore that order.

So a democratic dr could refuse to treat a maga patient?

This is more than outrageous. Despicable, un-American and illegal would also apply. Why does the Congress and the Courts give into these personal vendettas?

This story is not true. But of course the problem is that none of us doubted they it COULD be true.

I think that goes against a doctor's oath to do no harm and it might even be against the law

There's no way this can hold up... Right? 😢

Like they needed more reasons to save money by letting veterans die.

No reason to pay taxes for democrats. What we pay to be attacked and not represented

DISGRACEFUL!!!

Does Trump's order trump the Hippocratic oath?

All at the revengeful whim of a man child😒

Absolutely reprehensible!