The Trump camp assails Biden for declaring March 31, Easter Sunday, as Transgender Day of Visibility

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The Trump camp assails Biden for declaring March 31, Easter Sunday, as Transgender Day of Visibility

WASHINGTON (AP) —

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is facing criticism from

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and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 — which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year — as “Transgender Day of Visibility.”

The Democratic president issued the proclamation on Friday, calling on “all Americans to join us in lifting up the lives and voices of transgender people throughout our Nation and to work toward eliminating ********* and discrimination based on gender identity.”

But in 2024, the March 31 designation overlaps with Easter, one of Christianity’s holiest celebrations. Trump’s campaign accused Biden, a Roman *********, of being insensitive to religion, and fellow Republicans piled on.

“We call on Joe Biden’s failing campaign and White House to issue an apology to the millions of ********** and Christians across America who believe tomorrow is for one celebration only — the resurrection of ****** *******,” said Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign’s press secretary. She assailed what she called the Biden administration’s “years-long ******** on the ********** ******.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on social media that the “Biden White House has betrayed the central tenet of Easter” and called the decision “outrageous and abhorrent.”

Biden devoutly attends Mass and considers his ********* upbringing to be a core part of his morality and identity. In 2021, he

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at the ******** and afterward told reporters that the pontiff said he was a “good *********” who should keep receiving Communion.

But Biden’s political stances on gay marriage and support for women having the right to ********* have put him at odds with many ************* Christians.

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