Excerpts of Karine Jean-Pierre’s statement were cut from Fox News clips. (Getty)
Fox News did not air the moment the White House press secretary pointed out that the network had already celebrated Trans Day of Visibility as the channel continues to cover conservative fury over the recent recognition of the day by President Biden.
The right-wing news network widely covered the backlash to President Joe Biden’s public statement in support of the day, which this year coincided with Easter Sunday.
International Transgender Day of Visibility was founded in 2009 by Michigan activist Rachel Crandall-Crocker. It is celebrated on March 31 each year to recognize trans people around the world and celebrate their rights and contributions to society.
Joe Biden became the first president to officially recognize the day this weekend, saying in a statement: “On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the courage and extraordinary contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm our nation’s commitment to forming a more perfect union. »
During a segment on the Fox News talk show The fiveco-host Dana Perino introduced a clip of White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre — the first Black and LGBTQ+ person to hold the position — discussing the backlash to Biden’s statement.
However, the network notably failed to include the awkward moment when Jean-Pierre called attention to Fox’s own celebration of the day in 2021.
In a post on X/Twitter on March 31, 2021, the FoxTV social media account said: “Trans Day of Visibility is dedicated to celebrating transgender people, their contributions to society and raising awareness about discrimination they face.
“To all men, women and transgender and non-binary individuals, we see you and stand with you. »
During part of his statement to reporters, which was notably absent from the segment broadcast by Fox News, Jean-Pierre said: “We are grateful that Fox agrees with President Biden on the importance of recognizing the Day of trans visibility. »
In another part of the speech, Jean-Pierre explained that Transgender Day of Visibility is celebrated every March 31, while Easter is celebrated on any Sunday after the full moon that occurs during or after the spring equinox.
“For people who understand the calendar and how it works, Easter falls on a different Sunday every year and this year it coincides with (Transgender Day of Visibility),” she explained.
“And so that’s a simple fact, that’s what happened, that’s where we are.” And I want to say a few things because I think it’s important here…what we’ve heard out there is a lot of misinformation on purpose.
Meanwhile, Fox News continued to accuse the president of “waging spiritual war against Christianity», in its cover, Media Questions reports.
Fox News’ Jesse Watters complained during a segment that he thought the “trans thing was over” because he thought the United States had “been accommodating trans people for a while.”
