{"id":2210861,"date":"2024-04-01T17:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/press-sec-blames-the-right-for-trans-day-of-visibility-controversy-calls-it-intentional-misinformation\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T17:49:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T21:49:25","slug":"press-sec-blames-the-right-for-trans-day-of-visibility-controversy-calls-it-intentional-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/press-sec-blames-the-right-for-trans-day-of-visibility-controversy-calls-it-intentional-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Secretary attributes controversy surrounding &#8216;Trans Day of Visibility&#8217; to the Right, labeling it deliberate &#8216;misinformation"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fpress-sec-blames-the-right-for-trans-day-of-visibility-controversy-calls-it-intentional-misinformation%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=2210861&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>White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre \u200daddressed the backlash against President Joe Biden for acknowledging Easter\u2064 Sunday as \u201cTransgender Day of \u200bVisibility,\u201d dismissing it\u200d as deliberate &#8220;misinformation&#8221; from conservatives. President \u2064Biden issued a proclamation\u2064 on Friday and \u200dposted on social media to celebrate \u200btrans-identifying Americans. Jean-Pierre\u2063 clarified that the recognition coincided with the annual Transgender Day of\u2064 Visibility.  <\/p>\n<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<p>White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday addressed backlash against President Joe Biden for celebrating and declaring Easter Sunday as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-declares-easter-sunday-transgender-day-of-visibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transgender Day of Visibility<\/a>,\u201d dismissing the controversy as intentional \u201cmisinformation\u201d from conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and his White House not only issued the proclamation on Friday, but also issued numerous posts on social media on Easter Sunday to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1774511985700352189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrate<\/a> trans-identifying Americans. Notably, President Biden is the only president to ever recognize \u201cTransgender Day of Visibility\u201d with a presidential proclamation.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Jean-Pierre contended that the controversy was actually \u201cmisinformation,\u201d arguing that \u201cTransgender Day of Visibility\u201d just so happened to have fallen on the holy Christian day, and Biden was right to celebrate transgenderism in numerous posts and the proclamation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year for the past several years on March 31, Transgender Day of Visibility is marked,\u201d she told the press. \u201cEaster falls on different Sundays every year, and this year it happened to coincide with Transgender Visibility Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019ve been hearing out there [is] <span class=\"r-b88u0q\">a lot of misinformation done on purpose,\u201d she accused. \u201cIt is dishonest what we have heard the past 24 hours. It is untrue,\u201d the press secretary claimed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"r-b88u0q\">Jean-Pierre also said Biden is a \u201cChristian who celebrates Easter with family\u201d and \u201cstands for bringing people together and upholding the dignity and freedoms of every American,\u201d adding that it\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"r-b88u0q\"> \u201cunsurprising\u201d politicians on the Right \u201care seeking to divide and weaken our country with cruel, hateful, and dishonest rhetoric.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"r-b88u0q\">\u201cPresident Biden will never abuse his faith for political purposes or for profit,\u201d Jean-Pierre said. \u201c<\/span>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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AP\u2019s Will Weissert: \u201cSo, the criticism over the Transgender Day of Visibility, the WH said that the President wouldn&#8217;t abuse his faith for political purposes. Does the President think that&#8217;s what Republicans are doing on this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>KJP: \u201cI mean, look, just a couple of things. And,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2svPyQ6BRk\">pic.twitter.com\/2svPyQ6BRk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1774843665392849379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden\u2019s\u00a0Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2024\/03\/29\/a-proclamation-on-transgender-day-of-visibility-2024\/\">proclamation<\/a> said \u201cTransgender Day of Visibility\u201d is about honoring\u00a0the \u201cextraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans,\u201d adding that \u201ctransgender Americans are part of the fabric of our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A post on the White House X account, published on Easter Sunday, said, \u201cTransgender 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 \u2013 where all people are treated equally.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Transgender Americans are part of the fabric of our nation.<\/p>\n<p>On Transgender Day of Visibility, our Administration honors the extraordinary courage of transgender Americans and reaffirms our commitment to forming a more perfect union \u2013 where all people are treated equally. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ElRf9l62Nk\">pic.twitter.com\/ElRf9l62Nk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1774481786749202565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Also on Easter Sunday, Joe Biden\u2019s X account issued a post reading, \u201cOn 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the joy, strength, and absolute courage of some of the bravest people I know.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we show millions of transgender and nonbinary Americans that we see them, they belong, and they should be treated with dignity and respect. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mhixHV9KC2\">pic.twitter.com\/mhixHV9KC2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1774466760084717656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And on Biden\u2019s presidential X account, a post published on Easter Sunday said, \u201cToday, 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\u2019re worthy of respect and dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, I have a simple message to all trans Americans:<\/p>\n<p>I see you.<\/p>\n<p>You are made in the image of God, and you&#8217;re worthy of respect and dignity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ihvsJrXEyd\">pic.twitter.com\/ihvsJrXEyd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1774511985700352189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/speak-out-loudly-against-this-evil-internet-erupts-over-biden-declaring-easter-trans-day-of-visibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Speak Out Loudly Against This Evil\u2019: Internet Erupts Over Biden Declaring Easter \u2018Trans Day Of\u00a0Visibility\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to criticism of President Joe Biden for acknowledging Easter Sunday as \u201cTransgender Day of Visibility,\u201d attributing the backlash to deliberate \u201cmisinformation\u201d spread by conservative groups. Biden and his administration not only proclaimed the day on Friday but also shared multiple social media posts on Easter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":2210862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2056667566.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2210861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2056667566.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210861","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\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2210861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2210862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2210861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2210861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2210861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}