Public Reactions and “Operation Patriot Prism”
The move drew polarized reactions:
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Conservative pundits praised it as “a return to values,” though few could confirm whether any federal funds had actually been spent on Pride activities or whether any veterans had been helped yet.
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Critics called it a classic rhetorical bait-and-switch—using veterans as political cover to roll back LGBTQ+ initiatives.
“Next week they’ll be cutting school lunches to ‘focus on firefighters,’” tweeted @RealSassySenator.
“Then they’ll gut public libraries ‘out of deep respect for border agents.’ It’s like a never-ending game of Budgetary Mad Libs.”
At the White House, attention was already shifting to Operation Patriot Prism, a new initiative replacing rainbow flags with ones featuring only red, white, and blue—presented in “non-threatening, heterosexual gradients.”
