


Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) slammed a recent critique of Florida's policies from President Joe Biden.
"It is not 'sinful' to prohibit the mutilation of minors," the governor wrote Tuesday morning.
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He was responding to Biden's recent comments in an interview with Kal Penn on the Daily Show.
“What’s going on in Florida is, as my mother would say, close to sinful. It’s just terrible what they’re doing,” Biden said during the interview.
"It is not acceptable for the federal government to mandate that procedures like sex change operations be allowed for kids," DeSantis added Tuesday.
It is not "sinful" to prohibit the mutilation of minors.
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) March 14, 2023
It is not acceptable for the federal government to mandate that procedures like sex change operations be allowed for kids. https://t.co/YhPrrU5Poi
On transgender youth, Biden told Penn, “It’s not like, you know, a kid wakes up one morning and says, ‘You know, I decided I want to become a man or I want to become a woman or I want to change.’ I mean, what are they thinking about? They’re human beings. They love. They have feelings."
He added: “It just, to me, is, I dunno, it’s cruel.”
DeSantis's rapid response Twitter account, DeSantis War Room, also released a response video to Biden on Tuesday.
The graphic video depicts the scars left by various surgical procedures associated with gender transitioning.
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"Biden thinks it’s 'cruel' that Florida is NOT allowing experimental sex change operations for kids," it wrote.
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— DeSantis War Room ???? (@DeSantisWarRoom) March 14, 2023
Biden thinks it’s “cruel” that Florida is NOT allowing experimental sex change operations for kids. pic.twitter.com/4u8xxWPmtX
DeSantis has yet to announce a 2024 presidential bid despite garnering even more speculation with a visit to the key primary state of Iowa last week. He is planning a trip to New Hampshire, another key primary state, next month but has remained tight-lipped about a bid for the White House.