‘Are You Gonna Get To The Drag Queen Part?’: Fox Host Cuts Off Dem Who Tries To Avoid Talking About Navy Drag Ad

Fox News’ Harris Faulkner cut off former Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy on Friday after he tried to dodge questions about the Navy’s new recruitment ad featuring a drag queen.

The Navy brought on an active-duty drag queen to participate in a pilot program aimed at reaching audiences across social media amidst a recruitment crisis. Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley whose stage name is Harpy Daniels, said the Navy invited him to be the first “Navy Digital Ambassador” in November.

“Congressman, you served. What do you say about a program that is using drag queens to try to recruit?” Faulkner asked. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Presses Pentagon On Sailor’s ‘Explicit’ Performances After Austin Denied Supporting Drag Shows)

“The good news is that as you reported last segment there’s 12.7 new jobs in America in the last two years. The bad news is we are hurting. We are tens of thousands short in warriors joining our military. It’s been going on year after year after year, during the Trump administration and now the Biden administration. When our economy is going better is is harder to recruit and the Navy, Army, Air Force Marines –” Murphy said before Faulkner jumped in.

“Are you going to get to the drag queen part?”

“Well they’re recruiting everywhere, Harris, going to churches,” Murphy said, adding that during his time in service military members were told to shape up. He added what the members do on their own time is their own business. Faulkner pushed back, arguing that the drag recruitment transcends personal time since in this case, it was a recruitment ad.

Kelley, who identifies as non-binary, said he began dressing in drag prior to joining the Navy. The partnership ended in April, although it is unclear what further steps could be taken. A group of Republican senators are now demanding answers and transparency on the digital ambassador program  and asked the Navy in a letter whether it approves the sexually explicit performances.