ARMY/MILITARY/TRUMP PEOPLE/MARK GREEN: “President Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of the Army, former army doctor Mark Green, is a self-identified ‘creationist’ who delivered a lecture arguing against the theory of evolution.
Green’s views and past statements are facing scrutiny ahead of his confirmation hearing, which has yet to be scheduled. If confirmed, Green wouldn’t be the only prominent doctor and member of the Trump administration to reject evolution. HUD Secretary Ben Carson has also made similar arguments and once said the theory of evolution was encouraged by Satan.
Green, a Tennessee state senator, has faced opposition from Democrats and LGBT groups over his past anti-LGBT comments. In one comment, from September, Green said, ‘If you poll the psychiatrists, they’re going to tell you that transgender is a disease.’ “
-Andrew Kaczynski and Chris Massie, “Trump Army secretary pick gave a lecture arguing against the theory of evolution,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, May 1, 2017 4:18pm