White House Press Secretary Decries “Misinformation Done On Purpose” Over Trans Visibility Day, Points Out Fox’s Past Commemoration
This past weekend saw a parade of Republican elected officials and conservative commentators blast the White House for recognizing Sunday as the Transgender Day Of Visibility, as it happened to fall this year on the same day as Easter.
That continued into Monday, with radio hosts highlighting the outrage and FoxNews.com devoting its 11th story so far over the flap.
At today’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called out Fox, noting that “we are at first … confused on their coverage.
We are grateful that Fox agrees with President Biden about the importance of recognizing trans day of visibility.” She then went on to read a tweet that Fox TV, the broadcast network sister division of Fox News, put out in 2021 that noted the Trans Day Of Visibility and read, “To all the transgender men, women and non-binary folx, we see you and stand with you.” “President Biden will never abuse his faith for political purposes or for profit,” Jean-Pierre said. “That is not what this administration is about.
