D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine joins “Queer Eye” host Jonathan Van Ness for a podcast interview.

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D.C. politics just got a big dose of national media attention, honey. The District’s Attorney General, Karl Racine, was this week’s guest on “Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness.” Can you believe!?

In the Venn Diagram of people who know Racine and people who know Van Ness, we’re guessing that the overlap might be rather small. A little help: Karl Racine is the District’s first-ever independently elected attorney general and a staunch opponent of President Donald Trump. He’s involved in at least 16 lawsuits against the president and his administration.

Van Ness is one of the five hosts of Netflix’s hit series “Queer Eye,” a reboot of the makeover show “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.” He’s the show’s grooming expert and resident diva, beloved for his creative catch phrases and gender-bending outfits and hairstyles. Yummers!

Racine used the platform to draw attention to the emoluments lawsuit he filed along with Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh against President Trump. Racine argues that Trump’s refusal to divest from his business empire—particularly the Trump International Hotel in D.C. — is a violation of the U.S. Constitution.

The emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution bans public officials from receiving gifts and payments—or “emoluments”—from foreign governments without approval from Congress.

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“You are really serving up patriotic vibes these days,” Van Ness tells Racine at the top of the episode. The two spend the next 45 minutes discussing emoluments, fanboy-ing over Democratic politicians, and imploring listeners to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.

“JVN’s show has a very wide audience,” said David Mayorga, Racine’s communications director. “The Attorney General felt it was important to explain the roles of Attorneys General and what they can do to protect D.C. residents and citizens of other states.”

Van Ness’s podcast is one of the top-rated podcasts in the country and reaches hundreds of thousands of listeners per episode. Van Ness peppers his guests with questions about their background, career, or current events. Guests range from Olympic figure skater Mirai Nagasu (“What’s it like to do a triple axel?”) to ethicist Ryan Huber (“How to apply ethics to everyday life?”) to fellow ‘Queer Eye’ host Karamo Brown (“Who gave you permission to be so cute?”).

Like any good local D.C. bureaucrat, Racine also took the chance to highlight D.C.’s lack of representation in Congress to a national audience. “That is outrageous! That is literally why we sought independence from Great Britain,” Van Ness replied.

Apparently, Racine is also a fan of “Queer Eye”‘s Fab Five himself. “Absolutely he has listened to episodes of “Getting Curious” and absolutely he has watched episodes of “Queer Eye,” Mayorga said.

Yas, queen.

This story was originally published on WAMU.

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