President Joe Biden has faced harsh criticism for his official White House proclamation designating March 31 as “Transgender Day of Visibility,” which falls on Easter this year.

The White House announcement sparked controversy given the religious significance of Easter Sunday. The conspiracy was created after the White House issued a proclamation recognizing Transgender Visibility Day on March 31 (the same day as Easter this year). House Speaker Mike Johnson condemned the action, calling it “outrageous” and a betrayal of the core meaning of Easter.

“I didn’t do it,” Biden said Monday while speaking at the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll. Reporters asked Biden about House Speaker Mike Johnson’s criticism of the announcement, and Johnson accused the White House of betraying Easter. central principle.

“Speaker Johnson said you betrayed the purpose of Easter by declaring Sunday, Easter Sunday, Transgender Day,” asked EWTN’s White House correspondent Owen Jensen. “He called it outrageous and abhorrent. Do you have anything to say to Speaker Johnson?”

In response to the question, Biden distanced himself from announcing the decision, saying, “I didn’t do it.” When pressed further by EWTN White House correspondent Irving Johnson, Biden reiterated, “I didn’t do it,” and Johnson The speaker was “completely unaware”.

The conflict on social media continued, with Johnson firing back after the president’s remarks. He posted a screenshot of the announcement.

Other social media users also condemned Biden. “Hey [Biden,]” American music video director Robby Starbuck tweeted. “As you can see in the White House press announcement below, not only did you ‘do it,’ but you also It was posted here [Twitter.]”

“As if what you did wasn’t bad enough, now you’re fueling America. You’re crazy, incompetent, evil, or all three,” Starbucks continued.

Despite the uproar, the White House stood by its announcement, stressing the importance of visibility and recognition for the transgender community on this important day. A White House spokesman defended Biden’s comments and said the president did not choose March 31 as Transgender Visibility Day because the proclamation has been issued annually since 2021.

“President Biden is right. He is not doing anything that conflicts with the Easter ‘principles’ he celebrated yesterday,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said. “He also failed to select March 31 as Trans Visibility Day, a date that has been set since 2009, including in 2020 and 2021 when Fox itself commented on Trans Visibility Day.”

The White House made several other announcements simultaneously, including Cesar Chavez Day and National Donate Life Month. However, the timing of the announcement of Trans Visibility Day to coincide with Easter sparked widespread anger among Christians, with many seeing it as disrespectful.