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J.K. Rowling has a blazing reaction after Trump bans trans people from the military

She's not having any of it.
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J.K. Rowling has had a busy last 24 hours going after Trump on Twitter, even by her standards.

SEE ALSO: J.K. Rowling responds to Trump's latest insult with a powerful Abraham Lincoln quote

On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced in three tweets that trans people will no longer be allowed to work in the US military. The tweets were shared thousands of times and drummed up a huge debate across the world.

After seeing one comment from Trump supporter and Instagram star Tomi Lahren, J.K. Rowling decided to wade in.

That wasn't her only tweet about Trump in the last 24 hours, either.

She's really been on a roll.

And when people questioned why she's getting involved in US politics, Rowling had her response ready.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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