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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday addressed backlash 
against President Joe Biden for celebrating and declaring Easter Sunday as 
“Transgender Day of Visibility,” dismissing the controversy as intentional 
“misinformation” from conservatives.

Biden and his White House not only issued the proclamation on Friday, but 
also issued numerous posts on social media on Easter Sunday to celebrate 
trans-identifying Americans. Notably, President Biden is the only president 
to ever recognize “Transgender Day of Visibility” with a presidential 
proclamation.

Still, Jean-Pierre contended that the controversy was actually 
“misinformation,” arguing that “Transgender Day of Visibility” just so 
happened to have fallen on the holy Christian day, and Biden was right to 
celebrate transgenderism in numerous posts and the proclamation.

“Every year for the past several years on March 31, Transgender Day of 
Visibility is marked,” she told the press. “Easter falls on different Sundays 
every year, and this year it happened to coincide with Transgender Visibility 
Day.”

“What we’ve been hearing out there [is] a lot of misinformation done on 
purpose,” she accused. “It is dishonest what we have heard the past 24 hours. 
It is untrue,” the press secretary claimed. 

Jean-Pierre also said Biden is a “Christian who celebrates Easter with 
family” and “stands for bringing people together and upholding the dignity 
and freedoms of every American,” adding that it’s “unsurprising” politicians 
on the Right “are seeking to divide and weaken our country with cruel, 
hateful, and dishonest rhetoric.”

“President Biden will never abuse his faith for political purposes or for 
profit,” Jean-Pierre said. “That is not what this administration is about. 
That is not what being a leader is about, and this misinformation out there 
[is] bad and it is dividing.”

WATCH:

	AP’s Will Weissert: “So, the criticism over the Transgender Day of 
	Visibility, the WH said that the President wouldn't abuse his faith 
	for political purposes. Does the President think that's what 
	Republicans are doing on this?”

	KJP: “I mean, look, just a couple of things. And,… 
	pic.twitter.com/2svPyQ6BRk

	— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 1, 2024

Biden’s Friday proclamation said “Transgender Day of Visibility” is about 
honoring the “extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender 
Americans,” adding that “transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our 
nation.”

A post on the White House X account, published on Easter Sunday, said, 
“Transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our nation. On Transgender 
Day of Visibility, our Administration honors the extraordinary courage of 
transgender Americans and reaffirms our commitment to forming a more perfect 
union – where all people are treated equally.”

	Transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our nation.

	On Transgender Day of Visibility, our Administration honors the 
	extraordinary courage of transgender Americans and reaffirms our 
	commitment to forming a more perfect union – where all people are 
	treated equally. pic.twitter.com/ElRf9l62Nk

	— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 31, 2024

Also on Easter Sunday, Joe Biden’s X account issued a post reading, “On 
Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the joy, strength, and absolute 
courage of some of the bravest people I know. Today, we show millions of 
transgender and nonbinary Americans that we see them, they belong, and they 
should be treated with dignity and respect.”

	On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the joy, strength, 
	and absolute courage of some of the bravest people I know.

	Today, we show millions of transgender and nonbinary Americans that 
	we see them, they belong, and they should be treated with dignity 
	and respect. pic.twitter.com/mhixHV9KC2

	— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 31, 2024

And on Biden’s presidential X account, a post published on Easter Sunday 
said, “Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, I have a simple message to 
all trans Americans: I see you. You are made in the image of God, and you’re 
worthy of respect and dignity.”

	Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, I have a simple message to 
	all trans Americans:

	I see you.

	You are made in the image of God, and you're worthy of respect and 
	dignity. pic.twitter.com/ihvsJrXEyd

	— President Biden (@POTUS) March 31, 2024

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