President Joe Biden, a self-proclaimed Catholic, made the sign of the cross, while Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried denounced the state’s six-week limit on abortions at an event Tuesday.
A clip from the event in Tampa, Florida, broadcast on Fox News, shows the 81-year-old president making a sign of the cross to himself. practice While among Catholics it was meant to be a symbolic representation of the crucifixion of Christ, Fried said: Enough was enough – we had to go for six weeks. ”
this. teeth. Despicable!
President Biden makes sign of the cross at abortion rally in Florida!
You cannot be Catholic and support abortion.
You cannot invoke God to promote death. pic.twitter.com/aG4P542EM0
— Catholic Vote (@CatholicVote) April 23, 2024
The action drew negative reactions from prominent conservative and faith-based groups, including Catholic Vote.
“This. Ha. Despicable! President Biden, cross sign at Florida abortion rally! You cannot promote death by invoking GOD,” the organization posted on X.
Today, as president, @joe biden While in Florida on an abortion fear tour, he chanted the sign of the cross during a speech calling for abortion on demand.
Is abortion now a sacrament of the left? pic.twitter.com/ty29IBDUEJ
— SBA ProLife America (@sbaprolife) April 23, 2024
“Today, President Joe Biden, visiting Florida on his abortion fear-mongering tour, brought up the sign of the cross during a speech calling for abortion on demand. Has abortion now become a left-wing sacrament? ” Posted by leading pro-life organization Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America on X.
After speaking for 15 minutes at Hillsboro Community College’s Dale Mabry Campus, the president joined Fried for a small event with activists and union officials. The speech with Fried was “less about abortion than the speech at the rally,” T. said.Ampa Bay Times report About the event.
“We still have a lot of work to do. We’ve built the strongest economy in the world. Biden must bring inflation down even further,” he said, before adding, “Florida will have a national impact.” “The momentum is clearly in our favor.”
Biden visited Florida specifically to energize voters before the six-week limit on abortions takes effect next month. Earlier this month, the Florida Supreme Court upheld the state’s 15-week abortion limit, paving the way for the six-week limit to go into effect. At the same time, the Florida Supreme Court recognized that: amendment It would enshrine the “right” to abortion in the state constitution, which will appear on the ballot in November.
Democrats, led by Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez, attacked the state after two state Supreme Court rulings were overturned. declare Florida is now a “winnable” state. It is worth noting that former President Donald Trump led the state by a margin of 370,000 votes in 2020.
Biden criticized former President Donald Trump for making the Florida law possible, as well as the Arizona Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding an 1864 law that restricts nearly all abortions and the use of drugs in abortions. He also criticized his opponent for the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision to classify embryos. in vitro Fertilization as a fetus (in vitro fertilization).
“[Trump] It’s up to the states, saying this is all about states’ rights. But he’s wrong. The Supreme Court was wrong. [Abortion] It should be a constitutional right under the federal constitution,” Biden said.
Biden also claimed that if elected, Trump would sign a federal ban on abortion, despite Trump’s belief that abortion issues should be left to individual states.
During a speech at a community college, Biden mocked Trump’s promotion of the Bible.
“[Trump] explained dobbs A miraculous decision. “Maybe it comes from the Bible he’s trying to sell,” Biden said, adding, “I was going to buy it to see what it said.”
“Folks, it wasn’t a miracle. It was a political deal to eliminate it. Salmon roe — The political deals he made with the evangelical base of the Republican Party…if they [would] overlooking his moral and character flaws in exchange for his promise to appoint Supreme Court justices to overturn egg,” biden continuation.
Notably, President Trump is not selling Bibles. Instead, he teamed up with country music star Lee Greenwood to publish a patriot-themed Bible, the “God Bless the USA” Bible. A copy of the United States Constitution is included with this Bible. Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Pledge of Allegiance.of Website The “God Bless America” Bible is a product of Trump’s name, likeness and This is because it has been made clear that it is using .
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
