Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s daughter went after Trump following his announcement of the transgender military ban, calling the president a “disgrace.”
“This veteran says sit down and shut the fuck up, you know-nothing, never-served piece of shit,” Jennifer Detlefsen wrote in an Instagram post in July that was widely circulated Friday.
Like her father, Deltefsen is a Navy veteran and was frequently mentioned by Zinke as he ran for re-election in the House. Zinke was chosen to head the U.S. Department of Interior by Trump following the election.
The Instagram post also included a screenshot of an NPR story describing Trump’s tweets: “the United States government will not accept or allow … transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. military.”
This man is a disgrace. I’ve tried to keep politics out of my social media feed as much as possible, but this is inexcusable. This veteran says sit down and shut the fuck up, you know-nothing, never-served piece of shit. #itmfa #wtfA post shared by Jennifer Detlefsen (@jendetlefsen) on Jul 26, 2017 at 7:28am PDT
Interior Press Secretary Heather Swift declined to make Zinke available for an interview or to provide an immediate statement Friday evening to the Billings Gazette.
“This is not a matter related to the Department of the Interior so I cannot offer you a statement,” Swift said.
The White House released a memo Friday clarifying details of Trump’s Twitter announcement of the military transgender ban.
