Montana GOP Rep. blasts DOJ for marking Pride month instead of replying to his letter

A conservative congressman on Friday assailed the Department of Justice for commemorating Pride month after it took the agency more than two years to reply to a letter from him on an unrelated matter.

Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mon.) on Friday tweeted that he just received a reply to a letter he wrote to the agency in 2021 over concerns about potential anticompetitive cattle and beef industry practices.

Rosendale posted a portion of the letter from the DOJ that said “We apologize for our delay in responding to your letter. The Department appreciates having the benefit of your perspective.”

The DOJ letter acknowledges Rosendale’s letter to the agency was dated May 17, 2021.

The Freedom Caucus member wrote sardonically in a tweet “Glad the DOJ has time to celebrate pride month.”

“Meanwhile, I received a response just this afternoon to a letter I sent over TWO YEARS ago!”