GOP Rep. Roy urges GOP to withhold support for military funding over pride declaration: ‘What’s next, rainbow uniforms?’
Brady Knox
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Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) urged the GOP to withhold support for crucial military funding over the Air Force’s recent LGBT pride declarations.
Roy made the declaration after his office received several statements from the military urging the celebration of LGBT holidays. A May 3 memo from the Air Force told commanders to “plan and conduct appropriate activities in honor of Pride Month,” and a flyer from Robins Air Force Base in Georgia advertised “Pride Game Night” on June 1. These items, along with increasing rhetoric praising the LGBT community coming from the military, led Roy to urge Republicans to take drastic action to put a stop to it.
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“What’s next, rainbow uniforms during pride month?” Roy said in a statement to Fox News.
“The Air Force and Defense Department sanctions this ridiculous use of taxpayer dollars and then expects members of Congress who represent Americans who are livid about this stuff to green light an $800 billion-plus DOD budget,” he continued. “If DOD doesn’t put a stop to these kinds of divisive, and frankly embarrassing, DOD events, Republicans should pull support for this year’s [National Defense Authorization Act].”
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Roy was referring to the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual budget proposal that needs approval from Congress. Last year’s NDAA included $847 billion.
Republicans, historically the most hawkish on military spending, have shown more hesitancy in recent years as the command of the armed forces has increasingly pushed socially progressive rhetoric and events.