{"id":1906707,"date":"2023-03-29T14:56:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T18:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sec-def-austin-smirks-denies-drag-events-held-at-military-bases-were-supported-by-defense-department\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T15:03:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T19:03:09","slug":"sec-def-austin-smirks-denies-drag-events-held-at-military-bases-were-supported-by-defense-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sec-def-austin-smirks-denies-drag-events-held-at-military-bases-were-supported-by-defense-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Sec Def Austin Smirks, Denies Drag Events Held At Military Bases Were Supported By Defense Department"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fsec-def-austin-smirks-denies-drag-events-held-at-military-bases-were-supported-by-defense-department%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=1906707&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--><p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin smirked when asked by Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) why drag queen events at military bases were happening.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz cited drag events at various military bases, including Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, and Nellis Air Force Base northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow much taxpayer money should go to funding drag queen story hours on military bases?\u201d Gaetz began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, drag queen story hours is (sic) not something that the Department funds,\u201d Austin answered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWait a second. That\u2019s actually not what the record seems to suggest,\u201d Gaetz charged, then cited examples of drag events at military bases:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>You were going to fund one at Ramstein Air Force Base. That one got canceled but that\u2019s DOD insignia. That\u2019s a drag queen story hour for children. Then also at Malmstrom Air Force Base outside of Great Falls, Montana, you had a drag queen story hour for kids. At the Joint Base Langley-Eustis, you put on a drag queen story hour on a Saturday for the first-ever kid-friendly \u201cDiversity-Equity-Inclusion Summer Festival.\u201d And at Nellis Air Force Base, you had the \u201cDrag You Nellis\u201d on June 17.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In June 2021, Malmstrom Air Force Base <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/216128205137281\/photos\/a.330306807052753\/4144439798972749\/?paipv=0&#038;eav=Afb_afAAJSc47rp-RUSDSV3MwL0N7aFC-he2BoZS4AYNZb6OFVxW6_e5VNY4c2wqTHs&#038;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on Facebook, \u201cTo celebrate pride, the Mister Sisters will be hosting a Drag Story Time and a Drag Show, June 30. The reading will be held at the Base Library at 2 P.M. and the first 25 children will be gifted goodie-bags. The Drag Show will be held at the Grizzly Bend later that afternoon at 3:41 P.M.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Langley-Eustis wrote on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventcreate.com\/e\/jble-bba-summer-festival?fbclid=lwAR2Bgb-dYuaKy6JZ0Kv2icXxA0E2BFEek6NULC8Pok73Is5rWVOqhfqNfD0\">website<\/a> of its July 2022 event, \u201cOn behalf of the installation commander, the Joint Base Langley Eustis (JBLE) Breaking Barriers Alliances presents its first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summer Festival. The goal is to provide education, increase collaboration through outreach efforts, and recognize the diverse composition of JBLE. #celebratingdifferences. \u2026 There will be bouncy houses and face painting for the children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--focus-visible\" href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-16024\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Under guest speakers and performers, the website listed \u201cHarpy Daniels \u2014 The Navy Drag Queen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also, in June 2021, Task &#038; Purpose <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/nellis-air-force-base-drag-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted,<\/a> \u201cNellis Air Force Base made history last week for hosting its first ever drag show, where guests from the local Las Vegas drag scene performed and took attendees through the history and significance of drag within the LGBT+ community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho funded these things, Mr. Secretary?\u201d Gaetz asked<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, drag shows are not something that the Department of Defense supports or funds,\u201d Austin responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are they happening on military bases?\u201d Gaetz pressed. \u201cI just showed you the evidence. Why are they happening?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austin paused. \u201cI will say again,\u201d he appeared to smirk, \u201cThis is not something we support or fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you think hosting a drag queen story hour on a military base isn\u2019t supporting the drag queen story hour?\u201d Gaetz fired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand by what I just said,\u201d Austin replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou may stand by it but it\u2019s belied by the evidence over and over again,\u201d Gaetz concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mattgaetz<\/a> confronts Defense Secretary Austin about funding drag queen story hours on military bases.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Austin COMPLETELY STONEWALLS and REFUSES to answer any questions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fewLV7etZC\">pic.twitter.com\/fewLV7etZC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1641115328653545473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin smirked when asked by Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) why drag queen events at military bases were happening. Gaetz cited drag events at various military bases, including Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, and Nellis Air Force Base northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. \u201cHow much taxpayer money<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":1906708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[9230,11653,20145,3998,4775,4724,7069,7500,5646,4505,23042,9460],"class_list":["post-1906707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-austin","tag-bases","tag-def","tag-defense","tag-denies","tag-department","tag-drag","tag-events","tag-held","tag-military","tag-smirks","tag-supported"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1906707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1906708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1906707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1906707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1906707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}