{"id":983817,"date":"2021-11-08T08:14:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T13:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=983817"},"modified":"2021-11-08T08:14:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T13:14:41","slug":"joe-biden-praises-big-bird-for-getting-coronavirus-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-praises-big-bird-for-getting-coronavirus-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden Praises Big Bird for Getting Coronavirus Vaccine"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fjoe-biden-praises-big-bird-for-getting-coronavirus-vaccine%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=983817&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bigbirdelmo1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Joe Biden praised the fictional character Big Bird on Sunday for getting the coronavirus vaccine, as the administration begins a new push to get all children ages 5-11 to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s Twitter account replied to a message from Big Bird\u2019s social media account informing everyone that it was vaccinated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI got the COVID-19 vaccine today!\u201d Big Bird\u2019s account read. \u201cMy wing is feeling a little sore, but it\u2019ll give my body an extra protective boost that keeps me and others healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood on ya, Big Bird,\u201d Biden\u2019s account replied. \u201cGetting vaccinated is the best way to keep your whole neighborhood safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.4571428571429\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good on ya, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigBird?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BigBird<\/a>. Getting vaccinated is the best way to keep your whole neighborhood safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1457525774530097152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Sesame Street characters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/us\/2021\/11\/06\/big-bird-rosita-sesame-street-covid-19-vaccine-fears-newday-vpx.cnn\">participated<\/a> in a CNN town hall meeting about the vaccines, informing children that the vaccines were good and important.<\/p>\n<p>During the town hall, Big Bird expressed his fears about the vaccine, prompting Dr. Sanjay Gupta to suggest bringing a stuffed animal to the vaccine appointment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know what I like to do? I like to bring something from home that might make me feel safe like a favorite toy maybe,\u201d he said, showing Big Bird a stuffed pony doll.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) described Big Bird\u2019s messaging as government propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment propaganda\u2026for your 5 year old!\u201d he wrote, prompting enormous backlash online from the left.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Cruz further reacted to the controversy, noting that when people criticized Big Bird, liberals \u201close their sh**.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"14.137313432836\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Liberals are weird.<\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t care about open borders. <\/p>\n<p>Or rising inflation. <\/p>\n<p>Or schools covering up sexual assaults. <\/p>\n<p>Or the disaster of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Or tyrannical Dems violating medical privacy &amp; freedom.<\/p>\n<p>But criticize Big Bird? And they lose their sh**. \ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KdiRfQW4Du\">https:\/\/t.co\/KdiRfQW4Du<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1457189682345820161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other fictional Sesame Street characters promoted the vaccines on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.80073800738\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well this stinks. Apparently, the COVID-19 vaccines won\u2019t make you feel grouchy at all! That&#8217;s what <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KizzyPhD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KizzyPhD<\/a> said at today&#8217;s town hall, anyway. You might get a sore arm and feel tired, so at least there\u2019s that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oscar the Grouch (@OscarTheGrouch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OscarTheGrouch\/status\/1456986225315745805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.4293193717277\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elmo was so happy to talk to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drsanjaygupta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DrSanjayGupta<\/a> at the town hall today! Elmo learned that Elmo&#8217;s friends can get the COVID-19 vaccine now, and soon Elmo can too!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elmo (@elmo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elmo\/status\/1456978172352684033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.8938053097345\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Super Grover may have many special superpowers, but he also knows when to ask a friend for help! Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KizzyPhD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KizzyPhD<\/a> for teaching us aaaaall about COVID-19 vaccines at the town hall today!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Grover (@Grover) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grover\/status\/1456981947196968967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden praised the fictional character Big Bird on Sunday for getting the coronavirus vaccine, as the administration begins a new push to get all children ages 5-11 to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-983817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983817","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\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=983817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=983817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=983817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=983817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}