{"id":2239308,"date":"2024-05-07T15:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:05:02","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:11:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:11:38","slug":"sign-of-the-times-drag-queens-take-over-national-mall-create-spectacle-at-lincoln-memorial-and-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sign-of-the-times-drag-queens-take-over-national-mall-create-spectacle-at-lincoln-memorial-and-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Moment: Drag Queens Command National Mall, Shine at Lincoln Memorial and White House"},"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\">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%2Fsign-of-the-times-drag-queens-take-over-national-mall-create-spectacle-at-lincoln-memorial-and-white-house%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=2239308&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>The commentary by Allison Anton on May 7, 2024, addresses the societal shift towards debauchery, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-arrested-for-trying-to-burn-down-martin-luther-king-jr-s-home-police\/\" title=\"Woman arrested for attempted arson at Martin Luther King Jr.'s home, say police\">national\u2062 monuments<\/a> becoming sites for provocative displays. Drag queens \u2062from\u200d &#8220;RuPaul&#8217;s \u2063Drag Race All Stars&#8221; \u200bpromoted their show at the Washington Mall, advocating for voting and aligning with \u2064Biden&#8217;s campaign.\u200c The spectacle\u2064 raises questions about the administration&#8217;s endorsement of such events. Allison Anton&#8217;s commentary\u2063 on \u200bMay 7,\u2062 2024, delves into\u2062 the\u200c societal transition towards debauchery, \u2064as \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-memorial-stairsteps-vandalized-with-graffiti-that-reads-free-gaza\/\" title=\"Graffiti reading 'Free Gaza' defaces Lincoln Memorial steps\">national landmarks<\/a>\u200b transform into platforms for\u2062 bold exhibitions. The drag queens of &#8220;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race All \u2062Stars&#8221; seized the Washington Mall spotlight, championing\u2063 voting initiatives \u200dand supporting\u200c Biden&#8217;s\u2063 campaign. This display prompts\u2064 scrutiny on the administration&#8217;s stance towards such occurrences.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 7, 2024 at 10:46am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>As our country barrels heedlessly towards the uttermost bounds of depravity, even the country\u2019s hallowed national monuments are no longer safe from those promoting this degeneracy.<\/p>\n<p>From Joe Biden inviting transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney to speak with him at the White House to inviting other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-videos-about-transgenderism-boast-26-billion-views\/\" title=\"TikTok Videos About Transgenderism Boast 26 Billion Views\">transgender influencers<\/a> who took off their shirts on the White House lawn, the Biden administration has ensured that nation\u2019s capital would become a hotbed of this increasing degeneracy.<\/p>\n<p>And now, members of the infamous show \u201cRuPaul\u2019s Drag Race All Stars\u201d have disgraced the Washington Mall and the Lincoln Memorial by promoting the show and parading themselves in patriotic-themed, provocative outfits across these national landmarks.<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/lgbtq\/4647026-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-strut-stuff-on-national-mall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, eight alumni of \u201cDrag Race\u201d took to the Washington Mall on Monday to both promote the ninth-season of the show and pose for pictures.<\/p>\n<p>One of the drag queens, Angeria Paris VanMichaels, told The Hill, \u201cIt feels like progress. \u2026 In this moment, I feel very proud of my country and just the fact that we\u2019re able to do stuff like this now. It kind of shows how far we are coming as a country \u2014 slowly but surely, we get there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More specifically, in addition to promoting the show, the drag queens were there to persuade people to vote in the upcoming election \u2014 for Biden, that is.<\/p>\n<p>As The Hill noted, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-administration-celebrates-latest-lgbt-holiday-unintentionally-posting-convincing-homeschool-ad-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT community<\/a> was instrumental in clinching Biden\u2019s victory back in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Local news station <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/entertainment\/rupauls-drag-race-queens-national-mall-dc\/65-3cee63dc-7bef-4b45-962d-5e3a3ef2c578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WUSA-TV<\/a> also reported on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-library-invites-preschoolers-babies-toddlers-for-drag-storybook-hour\/\" title=\"Virginia Library Invites \u2018Preschoolers,\u2019 \u2018Babies,\u2019 \u2018Toddlers\u2019 For \u2018Drag StoryBook Hour\u2019\">drag queen\u2019<\/a>s underlying intentions regarding their little display, noting drag queen Shannel posted a video to Instagram encouraging people to vote, with the caption \u201cLet your voice be heard VOTE.VOTE.VOTE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WARNING: The following video contains images that may be offensive to some readers. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C6ok_GHRXQx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, was the drag queens\u2019 little publicity stunt directly sponsored by the Biden administration?<\/p>\n<p>It appeared not. Though these drag queens would most likely be full-throated Biden supporters, the impetus for the whole endeavor seemed to come from the makers of the show and not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-flies-transgender-flags-white-house-makes-proclamation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, The Hill reported, the drag queens met with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at a \u201cpopular gay bar\u201d following their jaunt about Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Is this any surprise?<\/p>\n<p>After all, career liberal Nancy Pelosi once gladly appeared on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zdOxAdx5N9w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">execrable show<\/a>, and Biden invited a \u201cnon-binary\u201d drag queen who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-moves-to-force-doctors-to-perform-transgender-surgeries-against-objections\/\" title=\"Biden Moves To Force Doctors To Perform Transgender Surgeries Against Objections\u00a0\">publicly advocated<\/a> for defunding the police to the White House to witness him signing the \u201cRespect for Marriage\u201d Act in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/wpde.com\/news\/nation-world\/anti-police-drag-queen-who-performs-for-children-invited-to-biden-marriage-bill-signing-president-joe-queen-marti-gould-cummings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPDE-TV<\/a> reported at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has devoted almost his entire presidency to prompting far-left causes that would have made our forebears recoil in disgust.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lincolns-house-divided-speech-echoes-loudly-amid-current-crisis-become-one-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abraham Lincoln<\/a> would have said had he seen these drag queens parading around the nation\u2019s Capitol, within sight of his own monument.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should drag queens be banned from locations where children are present?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Even a mere ten years ago, such a display would have been unthinkable to any sitting president, Democrat or Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Only 20 or so years ago, committed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/poll-shows-major-shift-gen-z-support-gay-marriage-freefall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">liberals<\/a> like Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton publicly opposed gay marriage.<\/p>\n<p>How, in such a short span of time, did men dressing like female strippers at our most important national monuments become something many people would consider \u201cnormal\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>This display from these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jill-biden-seen-photo-smiling-ear-ear-drag-queens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drag queens<\/a>, then, was more than an off-putting publicity stunt for a depraved reality show.<\/p>\n<p>It was a sobering, and disturbing, representation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-first-step-communism-forgetting-god-america-done-just\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moral decline<\/a> of our nation.<\/p>\n<p>What a difference a couple of decades can make.<\/p>\n<p>A terrible, disheartening, difference, but a difference nonetheless.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a striking commentary by Allison Anton on May 7, 2024, at 10:46 am, the nation hurtles towards moral extremes. National monuments face intrusion by advocates of debauchery, exemplified by Joe Biden hosting transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. 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