Biden and Trump share Easter messages with very totally different tones | EUROtoday

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump each made on-line psots on Sunday wherein they wished individuals pleased Easter, although their messages differed considerably in tone.

Mr Biden’s, written on X, was quick and easy, stating: “To all those gathering in churches and homes around the world today: Happy Easter.

“May God bless and keep you.”

In his personal message, posted on his social media platform Truth Social, Mr Trump additionally wished a “Happy Easter to all” although he included an assault on these looking for to “put me in prison”.

In a prolonged and, as is usually the case, all-capitalised put up on Sunday afternoon, the previous president railed towards a few of his standard suspects, together with DOJ particular counsel Jack Smith and Georgia legal professional Fani Willis.

“HAPPY EASTER TO ALL, INCLUDING CROOKED AND CORRUPT PROSECUTORS AND JUDGES THAT ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO INTERFERE WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2024, AND PUT ME IN PRISON,” he wrote.

“INCLUDING THOSE MANY PEOPLE THAT I COMPLETELY & TOTALLY DESPISE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DESTROY AMERICA, A NOW FAILING NATION.”

“HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!”

Mr Trump referred to Mr Smith as “deranged” and stated that Ms Willis’ case towards him was “illegal,” one other of his favorite refrains.

It comes as Republicans, led by the previous president, sounded off on Mr Biden after he issued a press release recognising Trans Visibility Day as a result of it occurred to coincide with Easter Sunday.

Created by a Michigan-based transgender activist, Rachel Crandall, in 2009, International Transgender Day of Visibility (usually shortened to Trans Visibility Day) falls on March 31 yearly – which is Easter Sunday in 2024.

President Biden marked the push for transgender rights with a press release recognising Trans Visibility Day on Friday, drawing the ire of the far proper.

“On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the joy, strength, and absolute courage of some of the bravest people I know,” he wrote on X.

“Today, we show millions of transgender and nonbinary Americans that we see them, they belong, and they should be treated with dignity and respect.”