{"id":1515137,"date":"2022-06-14T10:19:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T14:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1515137"},"modified":"2022-06-14T10:19:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T14:19:53","slug":"exclusive-house-republicans-slam-defense-secretary-for-focusing-on-pride-month-woke-lqbtq-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-house-republicans-slam-defense-secretary-for-focusing-on-pride-month-woke-lqbtq-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Slam Defense Secretary For Focusing On Pride Month, \u2018Woke LQBTQ Agenda\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-house-republicans-slam-defense-secretary-for-focusing-on-pride-month-woke-lqbtq-agenda%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1515137&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Thirteen Republicans in the House of Representatives, led by Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, are demanding a full accounting of the Department of Defense\u2019s use of taxpayer dollars to promote Pride Month.<\/p>\n<p>On several social media <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMC\/status\/1531994393950953472\">accounts<\/a> associated with the U.S. military, the DOD has highlighted initiatives related to Pride Month, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceForceDoD\/status\/1534223723942883333\">including<\/a> the Air Force\u2019s LGBTQ Initiative Team, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/2585778\/department-of-the-air-force-creates-two-new-barrier-analysis-working-groups-for\/\">intended<\/a> to \u201cidentify and address issues impacting diversity and inclusion.\u201d The Air Force also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/31\/drag-queen-story-hour-for-air-force-kids-canceled-marco-rubio\/\">canceled<\/a> a Drag Queen Story Hour at Ramstein Air Force Base following public criticism from Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>The congressmen are requesting a financial breakdown of all Pride Month-related expenses, arguing that they impact military readiness. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/01\/pentagon-lloyd-austin-lgbt-pride-flag\/\"><strong>(RELATED: REPORT: Pentagon Could Change Policy To Allow Pride Flags On Military Bases)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of Defense must be focused on the growing threats facing our nation,\u201d the thirteen Republicans write to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. \u201cYour department\u2019s budget is consistently among the highest in the federal government and while you consistently ask Congress for more funding, you\u2019ve chosen to use it to promote social programs instead of advancing military preparedness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the letter here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View (DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) -- Letter to Secretary Austin on Pride Month (1).pdf on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/578306992\/DAILY-CALLER-OBTAINED-Letter-to-Secretary-Austin-on-Pride-Month-1-pdf#from_embed\">(DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) \u2014 \u2026<\/a> by <a title=\"View Henry Rodgers&#039;s profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/527927298\/Henry-Rodgers#from_embed\">Henry Rodgers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LGBTQ imagery has not been limited to the DOD during Pride Month, however. The State Department is <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/06\/01\/us-marines-hop-on-the-pride-parade-while-american-diplomats-tout-lgbt-flag-at-the-vatican\/\">flying<\/a> rainbow flags outside several American embassies, including the one in Vatican City. Notably, embassies in several Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iraq, did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/06\/30\/us-and-uk-embassies-in-uae-see-backlash-for-flying-gay-pride-flag.html\">fly<\/a> pride flags in 2021, the first year diplomats were allowed to do so. The Biden administration\u2019s guidelines do not require ambassadors to fly the flag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Left\u2019s woke LGBTQ agenda has infiltrated the U.S. military under the Biden regime,\u201d Biggs said in a statement to the Daily Caller. \u201cThe U.S. military is designed to defend our nation and our freedoms. However, it is unacceptably using taxpayer money to advance a social agenda and virtue signal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdversaries like China and Russia are making a mockery of the Biden Administration\u2019s leadership priorities. We should be promoting our military capabilities\u2014not rainbow bullets. Secretary Austin must provide a breakdown of how taxpayer money is being spent during Pride Month and how these initiatives enhance military readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A report released by four Republican members of Congress in July 2021 found that the U.S. Navy is unprepared for major conflict due to a lack of focus on combat-related activities. Instead, the report <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/12\/navy-military-readiness-report-cotton-crenshaw-banks-gallagher\/\">found<\/a>, the naval chain of command spends most of its time concentrating on \u201c<span dir=\"ltr\">programs to encourage diversity, human sex trafficking prevention, suicide prevention, sexual assault prevention, and others.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirteen Republicans in the House of Representatives, led by Arizona Rep. 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