{"id":1942692,"date":"2023-06-02T11:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T15:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-pressure-prompts-pentagon-to-nix-air-force-drag-performance\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T11:42:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T15:42:01","slug":"republican-pressure-prompts-pentagon-to-nix-air-force-drag-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-pressure-prompts-pentagon-to-nix-air-force-drag-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Pressure Forces Pentagon to Cancel Air Force Drag Show."},"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\">20<\/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%2Frepublican-pressure-prompts-pentagon-to-nix-air-force-drag-performance%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=1942692&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--><h2>Pentagon Officials Cancel Drag Show at Air Force Base Following Pressure from GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n        <!-- Image goes here --><br \/>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Leading Pentagon officials canceled a previously scheduled drag show at a Nevada Air Force base this week following pressure from Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/pentagon-leaders-cancel-drag-show-nevada-nellis-air-force-base-rcna87142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ordered Nellis Air Force Base to cancel or relocate a June 1 drag show previously approved by Air Force leadership. According to NBC, the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-pressure-prompts-pentagon-to-nix-air-force-drag-performance\/\" title=\"GOP Pressure Forces Pentagon to Cancel Air Force Drag Show.\">leading defense officials told<\/a> the Air Force \u201cit is not Pentagon policy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-crazy-examples-of-universities-spending-thousands-on-sex-weeks-and-drag-shows\/\" title=\"5 Crazy Examples Of Universities Spending Thousands On \u2018Sex Weeks\u2019 And \u2018Drag Shows\u2019\">fund drag shows<\/a> on bases\u201d and that the Nellis drag show \u201cshould be canceled or moved off base.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]he Air Force will not host\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-politics-and-policy\/montana-first-ban-drag-performers-reading-children-rcna85977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drag events<\/a>\u00a0at its installations or facilities,\u201d an Air Force official told the outlet. \u201cCommanders have been directed to either cancel or relocate these events to an off-base location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/05\/22\/all-ages-drag-show-hosted-air-force-base-lloyd-austin-nellis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Daily Caller<\/a>, the now-canceled drag show was reportedly sponsored by the Nellis LGBTQ+ Pride Council. The event \u2014 which according to a Facebook post, had \u201cno minimum age requirement\u201d \u2014 was purportedly set to feature three \u201cperformers,\u201d including Coco Montrese from RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race. <\/p>\n<p>When testifying before the House Armed Services Committee in March, Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2023\/03\/29\/secretary_of_defense_austin_drag_shows_is_not_something_the_department_of_defense_supports_or_funds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asserted<\/a> that \u201cdrag shows \u2026 are not something that the Department of Defense supports or funds.\u201d The remark came in response to an inquiry from Gaetz, who questioned Austin and Milley over previous drag events at U.S. military bases in Virginia and Montana. Milley claimed he was not aware of such events. As a follow-up, Gaetz sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetz.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-gaetz-demands-answers-secretary-austin-general-milley-military-drag-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a> to Austin and Milley last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/23-republican-ags-warn-credit-card-companies-to-abandon-plan-to-identify-gun-sales\/\" title=\"23 Republican AGs Warn Credit Card Companies To Abandon Plan To Identify Gun Sales\">week demanding answers<\/a> about the Nellis drag show and the aforementioned events.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force\u2019s prior approval of the Nellis drag performance isn\u2019t the first time military service members have been forced to endure the left\u2019s \u201crainbow everything\u201d agenda. Last month, Air Force leadership <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/19\/air-force-to-navy-on-drag-queens-hold-my-bud-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issued<\/a> a memo authorizing installation commanders to \u201cplan and conduct\u201d so-called \u201cappropriate activities\u201d on bases to commemorate \u201cpride month.\u201d The memo was sent several days after the Navy got <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/02\/report-unable-to-meet-recruiting-targets-the-u-s-navy-is-turning-to-drag-queens-for-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">busted<\/a> for using an enlisted drag queen as a \u201cdigital ambassador\u201d to recruit new sailors into service.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-american-freedom-convoy-set-to-launch-on-march-1\/\" title=\"Exclusive: \u2018American Freedom Convoy\u2019 Set To Launch On March 1\">state content writer<\/a> for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201c[T]he Air Force will not host\u00a0drag events\u00a0at its installations or facilities,\u201d an Air Force official told the outlet. \u201cCommanders have been directed to either cancel or relocate these events to an off-base location.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Recently, leading Pentagon officials canceled a previously scheduled drag show at a Nevada Air Force base following pressure from Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz. The event was reportedly sponsored by the Nellis LGBTQ+ Pride Council and was set to feature three performers, including Coco Montrese from RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race. The Air Force\u2019s prior approval of the Nellis drag performance isn\u2019t the first time military service members have been forced to endure the left\u2019s \u201crainbow everything\u201d agenda. Last month, Air Force leadership issued a memo authorizing installation commanders to \u201cplan and conduct\u201d so-called \u201cappropriate activities\u201d on bases to commemorate \u201cpride month.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>postpone a drag show after Rep. Matt Gaetz expressed his opposition. The decision was made by top Pentagon officials, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley. The show was scheduled to take place at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":1942693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[546],"tags":[6229,4420,7069,4649,3945,6203,3761,4150,5830],"class_list":["post-1942692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-air","tag-cancel","tag-drag","tag-force","tag-forces","tag-gop","tag-pentagon","tag-pressure","tag-show"],"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\/1942692","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\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1942692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1942693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1942692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1942692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1942692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}