{"id":1945231,"date":"2023-06-06T11:35:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T15:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/milley-says-canceling-drag-show-on-military-base-was-absolute-right-thing-to-do\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T11:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T15:39:39","slug":"milley-says-canceling-drag-show-on-military-base-was-absolute-right-thing-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/milley-says-canceling-drag-show-on-military-base-was-absolute-right-thing-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Milley supports canceling military base drag show."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fmilley-says-canceling-drag-show-on-military-base-was-absolute-right-thing-to-do%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=1945231&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>Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Supports Cancellation of Drag Show at Nellis Air Force Base<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0606\/bb1e532e-5684-40e7-8ef6-bdba44f24364\/audio.mp3?length=3538413&#038;duration=295\"><\/div>\n<p>Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley stood by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin\u2019s recent decision to cancel a drag show at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think is the absolute right thing to do,\u201d Milley told CNN on June 5. He added that drag shows \u201cwere never part of DOD [Department of Defense] policy to begin with and they\u2019re certainly not funded by federal funds.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Milley, who is set to retire at the end of this year, spoke to the outlet while visiting Normandy, France, ahead of the 79th anniversary of D-Day. President Joe Biden has nominated Air Force Chief Gen. Charles Q. Brown to replace Milley as the top U.S. military officer.<\/p>\n<p>The show, which was originally scheduled for June 1, would have been the third annual drag show held at Nellis Air Force Base. The event, billed as \u201cfamily-friendly\u201d and set to feature \u201cRuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u201d star Coco Montrese, was canceled owing to a reported violation of ethics regulations, according to the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<h2>Pentagon<\/h2>\n<p>Pentagon\u2019s decision to cancel the drag show came days after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) sent a letter to Austin and Milley expressing concerns over six Pride events at various U.S. military bases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI find it completely unacceptable that DoD is using taxpayer dollars to fund DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion] programs that are divisive in nature. DoD resources should be used for mission-essential operations, not diverted toward initiatives that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-makes-air-force-base-cancel-drag-show-following-republican-pressure\/\" title=\"Pentagon cancels Air Force Base drag show due to Republican pressure.\">create cultural fissures<\/a> within our service ranks,\u201d the letter (pdf) says.<\/p>\n<p>On June 1, Gaetz declared \u201cHUGE VICTORY\u201d on Twitter, writing that the Pentagon \u201chas CANCELED a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/milley-says-canceling-drag-show-on-military-base-was-absolute-right-thing-to-do\/\" title=\"Milley supports canceling military base drag show.\">scheduled \u2018child-friendly\u2019 drag show<\/a> after I demanded answers from @SecDef Austin and General Milley!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon has since announced a ban on all drag shows at U.S. military facilities and installations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5285633\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/05\/23\/id5285633-Matt-Gaetz-GettyImages-1491300841-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/05\/23\/id5285633-Matt-Gaetz-GettyImages-1491300841-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) speaks during a hearing before the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government of the House Judiciary Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 18, 2023. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-extends-southern-california-stay-at-home-order-for-at-least-another-three-weeks\/\" title=\"Newsom Extends Southern California Stay-at-Home Order For at Least Another Three Weeks\">press briefing<\/a> on Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked whether the Pentagon had consulted President Joe Biden or the White House before deciding on the ban.<\/p>\n<p>She did not comment and referred questions on the ban to the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to start out by saying that this is a president who is proud of the LGBTQI people serving in our nation\u2019s military,\u201d she added. \u201cAs Secretary Austin has expressed in his Pride Month statement that he put out just last week, the Biden\u2013Harris administration will celebrate LGBTQI+ service members\u2019 contributions with pride across federal agencies, including at the Department of Defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Milley dismissed accusations that \u201cwokeism\u201d was affecting the U.S. military, saying\u00a0 \u201ca lot of this is misunderstood and mischaracterized\u201d and \u201cexaggerated for whatever reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the accusations of woke are grossly overexaggerated,\u201d Milley told CNN. \u201cEvery soldier, sailor, airman, and Marine are out there focused on the mission, and the mission is to defend the United States, its people, our interests, and the Constitution of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Legislation<\/h2>\n<p>In May, Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) led a group of GOP colleagues in introducing a bill (S.1503) that would ban the DOD from using from using taxpayer funds or taxpayer-funded facilities to host drag queen events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur military\u2019s mission is clear: to provide the military forces needed to deter and win wars and to protect the security of our country and our allies,\u201d Daines said in a statement accompanying the bill\u2019s introduction.<\/p>\n<p>Daines added, \u201cAllowing the DOD to become a branch of far-Left helping to promote their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-the-fight-against-critical-race-theory-has-only-just-begun\/\" title=\"GOP: The Fight Against Critical Race Theory Has Only Just Begun\">radical gender ideology<\/a> by hosting and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gross-misuse-of-taxpayer-funds-gop-bill-would-ban-military-base-drag-shows\/\" title=\"GOP bill aims to ban military base drag shows, citing 'gross misuse' of taxpayer funds.\">promoting drag queen performances<\/a> is a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense] policy or culture\u201d and that the military should focus on its mission of defending the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":1945232,"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":[543],"tags":[6573,4944,7069,4505,13116,5830,9787],"class_list":["post-1945231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-base","tag-canceling","tag-drag","tag-military","tag-milley","tag-show","tag-supports"],"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\/1945231","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\/252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1945231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1945231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1945232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1945231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1945231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1945231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}