Milley Says Canceling Drag Show on Military Base Was ‘Absolute Right Thing to Do’
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley stood by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent decision to cancel a drag show at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
“I think is the absolute right thing to do,” Milley told CNN on June 5. He added that drag shows “were never part of DOD [Department of Defense] policy to begin with and they’re certainly not funded by federal funds.”
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….