Vice President Kamala Harris received backlash after welcoming the founders and cast members of the show ‘Queer Eye’ to the White House.
A video of TV star Jonathan Van Ness went viral Tuesday as he stood at the White House podium during the visit and hosted a mock press conference.
‘JVN, is it true that it’s all your natural hair?’ a cast member asked Van Ness, as he stood at the meeting room podium.
“Yes, I can confirm this is not a wig, thank you very much for asking, there are no extensions,” Van Ness responded, as the star shook her silky long straight hair.
Van Ness confirmed that she used JVN hair products to keep it that way.
Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness in the White House press briefing room
Van Ness, who identifies as non-binary, created a line of JVN hair products. after receiving great success on the program.
Van Ness also talked about which cast member from the original ‘Fab Five’ show was his favorite and why.
The White House sign was not on the podium during the performance.
But Van Ness’s mock news conference from the White House briefing room infuriated critics of the Biden administration.
‘Seriously, WTF’ wrote Best-selling author Jordan Peterson, sharing the Van Ness video on social media. ‘Enough of this.’
“They are making fun of our great country,” wrote Conservative social media influencer Libs of TikTok. ‘Disgusting.’
‘The world laughs at us,’ agreed one of his followers.
Sarah Fields, president of the Texas Freedom Coalition, also reacted negatively to the video, noting that Van Ness was a public advocate for children undergoing surgical gender transitions.
“Aside from making fun of our country, this is an attack from within,” he wrote.
Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed some of the creators and cast of the show Queer Eye to the White House as part of her Pride Month celebration.
Members of the Queer Eye cast participate in a White House video
Van Ness made headlines last year after star broke down in tears during a podcast debate defending trans rights.
It is not uncommon for White House staff to invite celebrities to formally take the podium to deliver remarks at the beginning of a press conference.
Last year, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre welcomed the cast of ‘The L Word’ to celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week.
Visitors to the meeting room also often take photos standing at the podium and share them on social media.
The show’s creators and cast were invited last week by Vice President Kamala Harris, who invited them to her ceremonial office in the White House Executive Office Building for an event marking the show’s 20th anniversary and Pride Month. .
Kamala Harris shared a video celebrating the Queer Eye cast’s visit. The title of the video read “Madam President.”
“Thank you for a meaningful conversation, for giving my office your seal of approval, and for being fabulous,” Harris wrote, sharing a video of the visit on social media.
Eagle-eyed social media users pointed out that the title of Harris’ video read “Madam President,” suggesting the vice president was getting ahead of herself with the title.
Biden and his senior staff were outside the White House during their visit as they attended the G7 Summit in Italy.