A dwindling majority of Americans say openly transgender men and women should be able to serve in the U.S. military despite the Trump administration’s reinstatement of a ban on transgender service members.

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans support transgender service members, according to Gallup poll results released this week. But the 58% figure reflects a gradual decline since 2019, when 71% of Americans were in favor. In 2021, the figure was 66%.

The steady decrease has prompted worries among some in the transgender community, who blame it on what they call a deliberate campaign of misinformation and rhetoric from Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump. […]