{"id":2209804,"date":"2024-03-30T16:55:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T20:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-leaders-slam-biden-for-embracing-transgender-day-of-visibility-on-easter\/"},"modified":"2024-03-30T16:55:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T20:55:04","slug":"gop-leaders-slam-biden-for-embracing-transgender-day-of-visibility-on-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-leaders-slam-biden-for-embracing-transgender-day-of-visibility-on-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP leaders slam Biden for embracing Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-leaders-slam-biden-for-embracing-transgender-day-of-visibility-on-easter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2209804&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Several Republicans have called out President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> for his proclamation of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Transgender<\/a> Day of Visibility on March 31 \u2014 the same day as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/easter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Easter<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p>The proclamation, released by the White House on Friday, called on citizens to \u201cjoin us in lifting up the lives and voices of transgender people throughout our Nation\u201d on the holiest day of the year for Christians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we send a message to all transgender Americans:\u201d Biden said in his proclamation. \u201cYou are loved. You are heard. You are understood.\u00a0You belong. You are America, and my entire Administration and I have your back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden, a Catholic, has previously declared Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 in 2021, 2022, and 2023, but with Easter occurring that day in 2024, several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2946205\/biden-proclaims-easter-sunday-as-transgender-day-of-visibility-sparking-outrage-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"online personalities\">online personalities<\/a> and politicians slammed Biden for his proclamation.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) claimed on Saturday that Biden had \u201cbetrayed the central tenet of Easter,\u201d with his proclamation.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>The Biden White House has betrayed the central tenet of Easter \u2014 which is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. <\/p>\n<p>Banning sacred truth and tradition\u2014while at the same time proclaiming Easter Sunday as \u201cTransgender Day\u201d\u2014is outrageous and abhorrent. The American people are taking note. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZCExyVkAVS\">pic.twitter.com\/ZCExyVkAVS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1774147658841493617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden White House has betrayed the central tenet of Easter \u2014 which is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Banning sacred truth and tradition\u2014while at the same time proclaiming Easter Sunday as \u201cTransgender Day\u201d\u2014is outrageous and abhorrent. The American people are taking note,\u201d Johnson said in a post on X, while also noting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/religious-themed-designs-banned-white-house-easter-egg-art-contest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"report\">report<\/a> alleging the White House has banned religious designs from an Easter egg contest.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign also took aim at Biden, calling the pair of actions \u201cappalling and insulting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is appalling and insulting that Joe Biden\u2019s White House prohibited children from submitting religious egg designs for their Easter Art Event, and formally proclaimed Easter Sunday as \u2018Trans Day of Visibility,\u2019\u201d Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. \u201cSadly, these are just two more examples of the Biden Administration\u2019s years-long assault on the Christian faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call on Joe Biden\u2019s failing campaign and White House to issue an apology to the millions of Catholics and Christians across America who believe tomorrow is for one celebration only \u2014 the resurrection of Jesus Christ,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlennYoungkin\/status\/1774149861174370706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a> on X on Saturday that \u201cthe only thing to declare on Easter Sunday is Alleluia, He Is Risen.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XLabJOucmi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the House Republican conference chairwoman, called Biden\u2019s proclamation disgraceful.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Joe Biden declares that Easter Sunday is transgender visibility day while he bans Christian symbols from the White House Easter egg roll.<\/p>\n<p>Disgraceful. Easter will forever be the celebration of Jesus Christ\u2019s resurrection. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yDTWgR9FhU\">pic.twitter.com\/yDTWgR9FhU<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepStefanik\/status\/1774131174647996682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden declares that Easter Sunday is transgender visibility day while he bans Christian symbols from the White House Easter egg roll,\u201d Stefanik said in a post on X. \u201cDisgraceful. Easter will forever be the celebration of Jesus Christ\u2019s resurrection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has issued statements on Easter each year of his presidency and is expected to do so on Sunday. He will host the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Republicans have called out President Joe Biden for his proclamation of Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 \u2014 the same day as Easter this year. The proclamation, released by the White House on Friday, called on citizens to \u201cjoin us in lifting up the lives and voices of transgender people throughout our Nation\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2209807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23100557141112-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2209804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23100557141112-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2209804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2209807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2209804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2209804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2209804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}