‘Madam President’ Kamala Harris mocked for ‘cringe’ video of the Queer Eye cast members at the White House: ‘The world is laughing at us’
Vice President Kamala Harris drew critical reactions after she welcomed founders and cast members of the show “Queer Eye” to the White House.
A video of TV star Jonathan Van Ness went viral on Tuesday when he took the White House stage during the visit and hosted a mock press briefing.
“JVN, is it true that this is all your natural hair?” a cast member asked Van Ness as he stood on the briefing room stage.
“Yes, I can confirm this is not a wig, thank you so much for asking, no extensions,” Van Ness replied, as the star tossed his silky long, straight hair back and forth.
Van Ness confirmed that he used JVN hair products to keep it that way.
Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness in the White House press conference room
Van Ness, who identifies as non-binary, created a line of JVN hair products after huge success on the show.
Van Ness also talked about which cast member from the original ‘Fab Five’ show cast was his favorite and why.
The White House sign was not on stage during the performance.
But Van Ness’ mock press conference from the White House briefing room angered critics of the Biden administration.
‘Seriously, WTF,’ wrote bestselling author Jordan Peterson, who shares Van Ness’ video on social media. “Enough of this.”
‘They are making a mockery of our great country’ wrote conservative social media influencer Libs of TikTok. ‘Awful.’
“The world is laughing at us,” one of her followers agreed.
Sarah Fields, the president of the Texas Freedom Coalition, also responded negatively to the video, noting that Van Ness was a public advocate for children to undergo surgical gender reassignment.
“Besides this being a mockery of our country, this is an attack from within,” she 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 celebration of Pride Month
Cast members of the show Queer Eye participate in a White House video
Van Ness made headlines last year after the star burst into tears during a podcast debate defending trans rights.
It is not unusual for White House officials to invite celebrities to formally take the stage for remarks at the start of a news 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 briefing room also typically take photos of themselves while on stage and share them on social media.
The show’s creators and cast were guests last week of Vice President Kamala Harris, who invited them to her ceremonial office in the White House Executive Office for an event celebrating the show’s 20th anniversary and Pride Month .
Kamala Harris shared a video celebrating the Queer Eye cast’s visit. The caption for the video read: ‘Madam President’
“Thank you for a meaningful conversation, for endorsing my office and for being wonderful,” Harris wrote, sharing a video of the visit on social media.
Social media users pointed out that the caption of the Harris video read “Madam President,” indicating that the vice president was getting ahead of himself with the title.
Biden and his top staff were away from the White House during their visit as they attended the G7 summit in Italy.