U.S. State Department Is Using Tax Payer Funds For Drag Shows In Ecuador

Rent, groceries, gas, and other essential items have all skyrocketed after Biden has taken office and that’s all because of his administration’s outrageous spending.

A recent report by Fox News has revealed that the State Department has spent over $20,000 to fund a non-profit in Ecuador that is hosting a drag show.

The department awarded $20,600 to the Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamerico in order to pay for drag queens and other expenses relating to a drag show that was being hosted by the non-profit.

Rep. Lauren Boebart  wants to put an end to the State Department’s excess spending and declared it in a tweet:

The Biden regime is spending $20k on drag shows in Ecuador.

Note to self: the Department of State has excess funds that need to be cut next year.

— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) October 20, 2022

They couldn't have cut this from the budget? https://t.co/sMNVBndORC

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 22, 2022

Fox News dropped these details:

he U.S. Department of State has awarded more than $20,000 for a cultural center in Ecuador to host “drag theater performances” in the name of diversity and inclusion.

The State Department awarded a $20,600 grant on Sept. 23 to the Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano (CEN), a non-profit organization supported by the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Ecuador, to “promote diversity and inclusion” in the region.

The project at CEN, which started Sept. 30 and runs until Aug. 31, 2023, will include “3 workshops,” “12 drag theater performances,” and a “2-minute documentary,” according to the State Department’s grant listed on the USASpending.gov website.

The grant to CEN is part of the State Department’s public diplomacy program, which seeks to “support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives, advance national interests, and enhance national security by informing and influencing foreign publics and by expanding and strengthening the relationship between the people and government of the United States and citizens of the rest of the world,” the website states.

NEW: @FoxNews has learned the Biden admin is funding drag performances in Ecuador, with the State Department awarding more than $20,000 to an Ecuadorian cultural center to host "drag theater performances" in the name of “diversity and inclusion”. @FoxNews https://t.co/Jcclwz8JsY

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) October 19, 2022

The State Department is funding 'drag performance' shows in Ecuador to promote 'diversity and inclusion' with taxpayer money https://t.co/BOmHWgQxZY

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) October 20, 2022

The National File had these details to add:

Joe Biden’s State Department spent more than $20,000 on promoting drag shows in Ecuador. Promoting the performances was part of the department’s diversity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
The department awarded a $20,600 grant. to Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamerico (CEN), a non-profit in Ecuador that has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the U.S. government for years, according to a report from Fox News. The most recent grant, which was awarded last month, was given with the explicit purpose of promoting and holding drag performances.
CEN will use the grant to produce three workshops, 12 drag shows and a short documentary as part of the program, which will run from September 30 of this year through August 2023.

The grant falls under the State Department’s public diplomacy program, which aims to “support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives, advance national interests, and enhance national security by informing and influencing foreign publics and by expanding and strengthening the relationship between the people and government of the United States and citizens of the rest of the world,” Fox News reported.

Our nation is in a recession, has record inflation, is over $30 trillion in debt, and this is how @POTUS and Democrats are spending your tax dollars.

This is taxpayer abuse.https://t.co/BCrKYLWvmG

— Rep. Austin Scott (@AustinScottGA08) October 21, 2022