DeSantis’ video of Biden's remarks features a split screen with Biden on the left and still photos of double mastectomy and skin graft scars on the right. The bottom of the screen reads, "Biden thinks it’s ‘cruel’ Florida banned these surgeries for children."
"It's just terrible what they're doing," Biden says in the video. "It's not like, you know, a kid wakes up one morning and says, you know, I decided I wanted to become a man, or I want to become a woman. I mean, what are they thinking about?"
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis released a video Tuesday showing the graphic results of multiple transgender surgeries after President Biden called the Republican’s policies "cruel." (Twitter screenshot/@DeSantisWarRoom)
"They're human beings," the president added. "It's cruel. And the way we do it is we make sure we pass legislation like we passed on same-sex marriage, you mess with that you're breaking the law, and you're gonna be held accountable."
Biden didn’t specify what policies he was criticizing, but Florida recently joined a handful of states in banning gender-transition surgeries and treatments like puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors.
"It is not ‘sinful’ to prohibit the mutilation of minors," DeSantis fired back in a tweet Tuesday. "It is not acceptable for the federal government to mandate that procedures like sex change operations be allowed for kids."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to Iowa voters on March 10, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)