President Joe Biden laid into Republicans for their “genuinely radical agenda” at a Chicago fundraiser yesterday, denouncing the party for pushing “Don’t Say Gay” bills and trying to ban library books.
“Did you ever think we’d be in a position in the year 2022 — we’d be talking about banning books in schools?” Biden said during his remarks at the Democratic National Committee fundraiser. “I mean, you know, the idea that you cannot mention — you cannot mention to the school. What’s going to happen to a gay child, an L[G]BTQ child in school?”
Related: Far-right activists make thinly veiled death threats at Disney “anti-groomer” protest
“I mean, this thing — it’s one thing to take on Disney World,” he said. “They’re going to storm Cinderella’s castle before this is over.”
Never Miss a Beat
Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights.
“We have to make sure we keep this clear contrast on either side,” Biden continued. “As I said, this is not your father’s Republican Party. This is a different breed of cat. I mean, all kidding aside, it really is. It really is.”
He was referring to Florida’s Don’t Say Gay law, which Disney said in a statement that they oppose. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and other Republicans have been relentlessly attacking the media company because of this statement, with Florida Republicans passing a law to take away a self-governance deal Disney had with the state.
A Republican in the Senate are trying to take away Disney copyrights in what has been called a “blatantly unconstitutional” bill.
This isn’t the first time Biden has blasted conservatives for their protests against Disney, which include “anti-groomer” protests in front of their theme parks for the past several weeks.
“It’s not even conservative in a traditional sense of conservatism,” Biden said at another fundraiser in April. “It’s mean, it’s ugly. Look at what’s happening in Florida: Christ, they’re going after Mickey Mouse.”