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Flashback: Biden’s Easter celebrations frequently marred by gaffes, controversy
Former President Joe Biden and his administration found themselves embroiled in a series of gaffes and controversies around the Easter holiday, including that time the Easter bunny abruptly whisked the 46th president away from a gaggle of reporters in 2022.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump joined families and children on the White House’s South Lawn on Monday morning for the 147th annual event, which dates back to Rutherford B. Hayes’ presidency in 1878.
As the Easter Egg Roll tradition continues this year, Fox News Digital looked back on the handful of Easter controversies involving Biden and his administration throughout his term in office.
Easter bunny whisks Biden away at Egg Roll
During the 2022 Easter Egg Roll, a person dressed in a bunny suit was seen approaching Biden as he spoke candidly to members of the media about Afghanistan and Pakistan. The bunny stepped in front of Biden while he was speaking to the media and waved their hands with great animation before directing Biden away from the reporters.
«Pakistan should not, and Afghanistan should be…» Biden was heard saying before the bunny approaches.
«Oh, the Easter bunny!» someone can be heard saying off-camera, as Biden appeared visibly caught off guard by the interruption.
‘EASTER BUNNY’ WHISKS BIDEN AWAY AS HE STARTS DISCUSSING AFGHANISTAN: VIDEO
Biden was then seen walking away from the reporters.
During the 2022 Easter Egg Roll, a person dressed in a bunny suit was seen approaching Biden as he spoke candidly to members of the media about Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The bunny incident unfolded ahead of the fierce scrutiny Biden faced from Democrats and conservatives over his mental acuity and age in the lead-up to the 2024 election.
Footage of the Easter bunny directing Biden at a public event was rehashed as concern mounted last summer over whether the president had the mental and physical ability to continue running for re-election and potentially remain in the Oval Office. Biden ultimately dropped out and endorsed then-Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democrat Party’s nominee. Harris ultimately failed to rally enough support to defeat Trump at the polls.
Biden administration honors Trans Day of Visibility on holy Christian holiday
The Biden administration landed in hot water with the religious faithful and conservatives during the 2024 Easter season when honoring «Transgender Day of Visibility» on Easter Sunday. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
The Biden administration landed in hot water with the religious faithful and conservatives during the 2024 Easter season when honoring «Transgender Day of Visibility» on Easter Sunday.
«On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm our Nation’s commitment to forming a more perfect Union — where all people are created equal and treated equally throughout their lives,» said a White House statement recognizing Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter Sunday, Fox Digital previously reported.
«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 have your back,» it added.
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International Transgender Day of Visibility was created by activists more than 10 years ago and is celebrated each year on March 31, while Easter — the most holy holiday for Christians — moves its day of celebration each year, but is always observed on a Sunday.
Conservatives, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., ripped the White House’s decision to recognize Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter, calling it an attack on Christianity.
«The Biden White House has betrayed the central tenet of Easter — which is the resurrection of Jesus Christ,» Johnson posted to X last March. «Banning sacred truth and tradition—while at the same time proclaiming Easter Sunday as «Transgender Day»—is outrageous and abhorrent. The American people are taking note.»
Former White House spokesman Andrew Bates defended at the time that Biden, as a Christian, was working to bring «people together» with the event.
«As a Christian who celebrates Easter with family, President Biden stands for bringing people together and upholding the dignity and freedoms of every American,» Bates told Fox Digital last year.
Biden appears to introduce the «Oyster» bunny
Biden suffered another Easter gaffe last year at the White House’s Egg Roll when he apparently flubbed the pronunciation of «Easter» and appeared to say «oyster» instead while introducing a pair of Easter bunnies.
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«God bless you all, enjoy the day, and I’m coming down to do that Easter Egg roll in just a minute,» Biden said while standing on the White House’s Truman Balcony overlooking the South Lawn.
Biden suffered another Easter gaffe last year at the White House’s Egg Roll when he apparently flubbed the pronunciation of «Easter» and appeared to say «oyster» instead while introducing a pair of Easter bunnies. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
«Thanks everybody. And by the way, say ‘hello’ to oyster bunnies. Come on up, bunnies. Get up here so they can see you,» Biden appeared to say.
The apparent gaffe drew mockery online as some users wished each a «Happy Oyster.» It stirred concern over the president’s mental acuity over the mispronunciation.
Biden White House press secretary delivers flat April Fools’ prank with Easter bunny
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre delivered a flat April Fools’ joke in 2024 when the White House hosted the Easter Egg Roll.
A person dressed as the Easter bunny was spotted in the press briefing room on April 1, 2024, before Jean-Pierre joined the media and delivered a joke that Biden was set to revoke the Hatch Act.
The Hatch Act bans executive branch staffers, except the president and vice president, from engaging in certain forms of political activity.
«Happy Easter Monday. So, I have something at the top for all of you and I think you’ll be really interested in this. So, President Biden is scheduled to announce he is revoking the Hatch Act,» Jean-Pierre said, grinning, while delivering the April Fools’ joke. «So as a gift to all of you, so now I can actually take all your questions about 2024.»
«No? I thought you would love that,» she responded as journalists demured. «All right. OK. April Fools’, April Fools’, April Fools’ — it is April 1st.»
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The administration’s Hatch Act joke followed repeated instances of administration officials citing the law while dodging questions about Biden’s 2024 campaign.
This year, the Democratic National Committee shared an Easter message celebrating Democratic presidents across the year, but notably did not include a photo of Biden. Instead, the post featured former Presidents Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
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The Trump administration on Monday posted a side-by-side video of both Trump and Biden at their respective White House Easter Egg Rolls on Monday with the caption, «BREAKING: The White House is no longer a nursing home.»
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Estados Unidos ofrece una recompensa millonaria por siete norcoreanos acusados de financiar al régimen de Kim Jong-un
El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos ofreció este jueves una recompensa de hasta quince millones de dólares por información que lleve al arresto o condena del norcoreano Sim Hyon-sop y de seis presuntos colaboradores, vinculados a actividades ilícitas para obtener divisas destinadas al régimen de Kim Jong-un, entre las cuales se destacan operaciones de contrabando y la compraventa ilegal de tabaco, con el objetivo de acceder a dólares estadounidenses y financiar entidades sancionadas por la ONU y Washington.
La recompensa se distribuye en diferentes montos: hasta siete millones de dólares por Sim Hyon-sop, hasta tres millones respectivamente por Myong Chol-Min y Kim Se-Un, y hasta 500.000 dólares por Ri Won-Ho, Kim Yong-Bok, Kim Chol-Min (alias “Jack”) y Ri Tong-Min (alias “Elvis”). El Departamento de Estado sostiene que los siete norcoreanos organizaban la compraventa internacional de tabaco de origen norcoreano, facilitando el ingreso de divisas al país asiático en violación de las sanciones vigentes.
El comunicado estadounidense detalla además que a Sim, junto a varios de sus colaboradores, se les atribuyen operaciones ilícitas relacionadas con el sector de las tecnologías de la información (TI). Según la información oficial, el régimen de Pyongyang envía a miles de trabajadores de TI al extranjero, en particular a Rusia y China, para gestionar proyectos y trabajos fraudulentos. Estas actividades incluyen operaciones de ciberdelincuencia, diseñadas para generar ingresos que contribuyen a la financiación de los programas de armas de destrucción masiva del régimen norcoreano.
En paralelo, el Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos anunció sanciones contra la compañía Korea Sobaeksu Trading Company, señalando su rol como entidad reclutadora y coordinadora de trabajadores norcoreanos especializados en TI en el exterior, entre ellos envíos recientes a Vietnam. Las sanciones también afectan a tres ciudadanos norcoreanos implicados en planes ilegales destinados a la obtención de fondos para el régimen.
Según la administración estadounidense, estas redes operadas desde el extranjero otorgan a Corea del Norte acceso a sistemas tecnológicos avanzados, infraestructura financiera ilícita y facilitadores internacionales que apoyan la recaudación de fondos para organizaciones sancionadas, como el Departamento de Industria de Municiones y el Ministerio de Energía Atómica e Industria. Dichas instituciones cumplen un papel central en el desarrollo del programa nuclear y de misiles, foco de condena internacional.
El Departamento de Estado enfatizó que las medidas tomadas reflejan la determinación de la Administración de Donald Trump para enfrentar las amenazas de Corea del Norte y proteger tanto los intereses de las empresas estadounidenses como la estabilidad del sistema financiero y la seguridad de los ciudadanos.
Por otra parte, la situación de seguridad regional en Asia ha mostrado nuevas señales de tensión tras declaraciones del dictador norcoreano Kim Jong-un para arengar a su ejército a prepararse “para una guerra real”, durante un concurso de disparo de unidades de artillería efectuado el miércoles y difundido este jueves por los canales estatales de comunicación. Según la Agencia Central de Noticias de Corea (KCNA), Kim instó a las tropas a estar listas para el combate “en cualquier momento” y a desarrollar la capacidad de “destruir al enemigo en cada batalla”.
Las imágenes, difundidas por la Televisión Central de Corea, muestran a Kim observando las maniobras con binoculares desde un puesto de mando, acompañado de altos mandos militares. La localización del ejercicio no fue divulgada.
Estos llamados a la preparación militar se producen después del reporte de agencias de inteligencia surcoreanas y occidentales sobre el envío de más de 10.000 soldados norcoreanos a la región rusa de Kursk, junto a material bélico como proyectiles de artillería, misiles y sistemas de cohetes de largo alcance, en apoyo a la ofensiva rusa en Ucrania que lleva ya más de tres años desde su inicio. En esos enfrentamientos, murieron aproximadamente 600 soldados norcoreanos y miles resultaron heridos, según fuentes oficiales surcoreanas.
Las relaciones entre Corea del Norte y Rusia han cobrado renovado impulso a partir de la firma de un acuerdo militar el año pasado, que contempla una cláusula de defensa mutua. El pacto fue sellado durante la visita del presidente ruso Vladimir Putin a Pyongyang. Kim Jong-un reiteró su respaldo total a Rusia en su conflicto con Ucrania durante una reunión con el canciller ruso, Sergei Lavrov, el pasado 13 de julio en la ciudad de Wonsan, en el este del país.
Ambos gobiernos permanecen bajo fuertes sanciones internacionales y su cooperación militar suscita preocupación en la comunidad internacional por el potencial impacto en la seguridad regional y global.
(Con información de AFP y EFE)
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Hillary Clinton sounded alarm on Biden’s political viability ‘by 2024,’ Klain told House investigators
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Ex-President Joe Biden’s former chief of staff Ron Klain told House investigators that Hillary Clinton approached him with concerns about the octogenarian leader’s political viability «by 2024,» Fox News Digital has learned.
Klain spoke with staff on the House Oversight Committee for over five hours on Thursday, as Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., continues to probe whether top Biden aides concealed signs of mental decline in the ex-president.
A source familiar with his voluntary interview told Fox News Digital that Klain believed Biden was mentally sharp enough to serve as president, and was not too old to run.
But the ex-secretary of state and former Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan both «approached Ron Klain stating they believed Joe Biden was not politically viable» months before he dropped his re-election bid in July 2024, the source said.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shared concerns about ex-President Biden’s political viability by 2024, a source said. (Getty Images)
Sullivan told Klain that Biden «was less effective in 2024 compared to 2022,» the source said.
It’s not immediately clear if Biden’s mental acuity was the reasoning for their doubts, nor if they made the case to Klain together or separately.
But it’s a significant indictment coming from top national Democrats of Biden in general, long before concerns about his fitness for office within the party were made public knowledge.
Sullivan had been a top aide to both Biden and Clinton, having served as the latter’s senior policy advisor during her 2016 campaign.
Klain, who served as White House chief of staff for the first half of Biden’s term, conceded that the then-president was less energetic and more forgetful, though he defended his «acuity to govern,» the source said.
«Mr. Klain stated that President Biden often confused names and proper nouns, and it got worse over time,» the source said.
Fox News Digital was told that Klain also said there was no reason to doubt President Donald Trump’s own mental fitness.
Ron Klain, former White House chief of staff, allegedly made the revelation to House investigators (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Klain said nothing to reporters when going in or out of the committee room Thursday.
He’s the sixth former Biden administration aide to appear for Comer’s probe.
And despite the interview being largely staff-led, Comer did make an appearance for the early half of the sit-down, and Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., were both briefly there as well.
Both Biggs and Khanna called Klain «credible» from what they saw inside the room.
«I think he is telling what he knows accurately,» Biggs told Fox News Digital.
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On the other side of the aisle, Khanna told reporters, «He answered every single question. He was fully cooperative.»
Three other former Biden White House aides who previously appeared – Annie Tomasini, Anthony Bernal, and ex-White House doctor Kevin O’Connor – all appeared under subpoena and pleaded the Fifth Amendment to avoid answering questions.
Longtime Biden aide Ashley Williams and ex-staff secretary Neera Tanden, like Klain, came for voluntary transcribed interviews.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer is leading the probe into Biden. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Jeff Zients, who served as Biden’s chief of staff for the final two years, was also asked to sit for a transcribed interview, a committee aide previously told Fox News Digital.
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A source familiar with the Biden team’s thinking previously called Republicans’ probe «dangerous» and «an attempt to smear and embarrass.»
«And their hope is for just one tiny inconsistency between witnesses to appear so that Trump’s DOJ prosecute his political opponents and continue his campaign of revenge,» that source said.
When reached for comment, Adrienne Watson, a representative for Sullivan, told Fox News Digital, «Jake did not have a conversation with Ron about Joe Biden running for president before the debate.»
Fox News Digital also reached out to Klain’s attorney as well as a contact for comment for Clinton but did not hear back by press time.
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