Fox Edits Around Its Own Tweet Supporting Trans Day of Visibility in Coverage of Easter Sunday Controversy

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre calls out Fox News’ “dishonest rhetoric”

Harris Faulkner on Fox News
Harris Faulkner covers White House response to International Transgender Day of Visibility (Credit: Fox News)

International Trans Day of Visibility is not new news for Fox. As White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre pointed out on Monday, the official X account for Fox TV shared its support for the annual day of recognition back in 2021.

But that didn’t stop Fox News and others on the religious right from framing President Joe Biden’s show of social media support for the trans community on Sunday as a blasphemous act against the holy holiday Easter.

Then, in its own coverage of Jean-Pierre’s pressroom address on the Easter controversy, Fox News and host Harris Faulkner appeared to edit around the mention of their company’s tweet of support, which is still viewable on the platform today.

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