President Joe Biden is facing criticism for a gesture he made during a rally in favor of abortion.
During an event in Tampa, Florida, Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried blasted the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis (R), for signing a six week abortion ban.
“We come back here to the state of Florida, where Ron DeSantis felt like he needed to run for president, so 15 weeks wasn’t good enough,” Fried said.
She added, “We had to go to six weeks.”
She spoke, Biden could be seen making the sign of the cross, despite being Catholic and the church’s strong stance against abortion.
Watch the video below:
In which Biden blesses abortion-on-demand with the sign of the cross as the Florida Democrat Party chair bashes the idea of protecting unborn life.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 24, 2024
Democrats look upon Americans of faith with utter contempt. pic.twitter.com/tHLpmrlpGg
The gesture sparked outrage.
Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote told Fox Digital, “Biden’s use of the Sign of the Cross in support of abortion is a disgusting insult towards all Christians, but especially of Catholics whom he claims as his own.”
“The Sign of the Cross is a sacred gesture used by believers to bless themselves, ask forgiveness, or to protect them from temptation. Instead, Biden has turned this ancient Christian practice into an endorsement of abortion extremism,” Burch add.
Check out some of the other reactions below:
Joe Biden mocks God and Catholicism by making the sign of the cross at his apparent disgust for a 6 week abortion ban. He prefers abortion up until birth.
— Dr. Abby Johnson (@AbbyJohnson) April 24, 2024
This is a mockery of God. pic.twitter.com/wv1cN1v4fz
WTAF???
— Kim (@Texasgirlkiwi) April 24, 2024https://t.co/wYNjhVecDd
The democrats are a religious death cult. https://t.co/VOtu6NzZ7l
— 𝙳𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚘𝚗 𝙱𝚕𝚞𝚎𝚜(@GPG_D11) April 24, 2024
