President Biden marked March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility and drew criticism for the action on Easter Sunday.
Magic of Orlando Star Jonathan Isaac joined the attack on the president, saying on X, formerly Twitter, that the White House “know(s) exactly what they’re doing.”
“They want you to hate! This helps no one and only promotes division,” he wrote. “They know exactly what they are doing. We should be angry, but we should not lose mind of what tomorrow means! Don’t lose your focus. Because He is resurrected, there is hope for all.”
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Jonathan Isaac of the Orlando Magic ripped the Biden White House for proclaiming March 31 Transgender Day of Visibility, which this year falls on Easter Sunday. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Isaac joined former President Trump, entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and other political commentators in criticizing Biden. Trump’s national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, called it “appalling and insulting.”
“We call for the failure of Joe Biden’s campaign and the White House apologize to the millions of Catholics and Christians across America who believe that (Sunday) is reserved for one celebration: the resurrection of Jesus Christ,” she said.
“The Biden White House has betrayed the central principle of Easter, which is the resurrection of Jesus Christ,” House Speaker Mike Johnson published on
While March 31 has been designated to honor the transgender movement since Biden took office, this year it falls on March 31. Easter Sundayone of the most important days for Christians celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Isaac then added context to his message, saying it was “important” that Biden continued to recognize the trans community on the same date, which “frees the administration from the allegation of intentionality.”
“Instead of deleting the tweet like it never happened, this is my good faith retraction lol,” Isaac added on X.
“The message is the same. Stay focused on what Resurrection Sunday is all about. Christ conquers sin and death for all who want to believe.”
Transgender Day of Visibility falls on March 31 since Biden took office. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
“On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm our nation’s commitment to a more perfect Union – where all people are created equal and treated equally. equal throughout their lives,” said a statement released by the White House said.
“Today we send a message to all transgender Americans: You are loved. You are heard. You are understood. You belong. You are America, and my entire administration and I support you,” he continued. “Now, therefore, I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 31, 2024 as Transgender Day of Visibility.
Jonathan Isaac of the Orlando Magic is the only player to stand up and not wear a Black Lives Matter t-shirt before a game in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on July 31, 2020. (Charles King/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Isaac has criticized vaccination mandates and his jersey sales skyrocketed after he stood during the national anthem while his teammates kneeled in 2020.
Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Haley Chi-Sing contributed to this report.
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