Attack on transgender youths isn’t just cruel, it’s an omen

In his first six months in office, President Donald Trump has launched a relentless campaign of fear and intimidation aimed at dismantling the network that provides health care to transgender adolescents.

It’s working. Hospitals — worried that their federal funding for Medicaid and Medicare may be jeopardized — are rapidly withdrawing support from this small, vulnerable group of young people. With each passing month of Trump’s presidency, families find the future of care for their transgender children increasingly uncertain.

This is not only cruel — it’s also a chilling sign of how easily this administration can target any form of health care it opposes.

In recent weeks, the tone of the administration’s attacks has become darker. A daylong event last month organized by the Federal Trade