Translation:
Tweets ain’t legal orders or directives.

EXCLUSIVE: Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman tells military will be no transgender policy modification until direction from @POTUS - officials

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 27, 2017

MORE: Top U.S. general says ‘we will continue to treat all of our personnel with respect,’ according to copy of message seen by @Reuters https://t.co/uMivMFLUKF

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 27, 2017

MORE: Top U.S. general says, given challenges facing U.S., ‘we will all remain focused on accomplishing our assigned missions’ https://t.co/AG8wuC2drL

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 27, 2017