Trump admin detransitions name on portrait of former Biden official



A portrait of a transgender-identifying former official of the Department of Health and Human Services now carries his biological name rather than his chosen identity.

Rachel Levine is the first transgender-identifying person to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate and served as the assistant secretary of HHS in the Biden administration.

'We remain committed to reversing harmful policies enacted by Levine and ensuring that biological reality guides our approach to public health.'

Levine's portrait now reads, "Richard Levine," his birth name.

HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement that the decision was made in order to follow "gold-standard science."

"Our priority is ensuring that the information presented internally and externally by HHS reflects gold-standard science," said Nixon. "We remain committed to reversing harmful policies enacted by Levine and ensuring that biological reality guides our approach to public health."

A spokesperson for Levine called the decision "petty" and bigoted in a statement to NPR.

"During the federal shutdown, the current leadership of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health changed Admiral Levine's photo to remove her current legal name and use a prior name," said Levine spokesperson Adrian Shanker.

Shanker went on say it was an act "of bigotry against her."

Other Democrats condemned the decision.

"Trump officials are so insecure they even erased Admiral Rachel Levine’s name from her own HHS portrait," responded Democratic Rep. Becca Balint of Vermont. "Instead of honoring a patriot who is serving this country, they’re busy stoking bigotry, while the rest of America pays the price."

RELATED: Twitter suspends Tucker Carlson over 7-word tweet on transgender official Rachel Levine

Levine was a prominent supporter of transition surgeries and interventions during his time at HHS.

"Gender-affirming care is medical care," he said in a 2023 statement. "Gender-affirming care is mental health care. Gender-affirming care is literally suicide prevention care."

Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Why TikTok Feminists Lost The Transgender Fight Before It Even Started

Boomer second-wave feminists were the ones who turned womanhood into a costume.

In Ugly New Video, Sam Smith Rips The Mask Off Radical Trans Agenda

Sam Smith debuted a video last week showcasing the absolute insanity of mainstream transgenderism’s influence on the LGBT movement.

'You can't transcend God's creation': NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's rousing speech about transgender movement resurfaces to much fanfare



The transgender topic has become a hot-button issue in recent weeks because of the dominance of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and Florida's new parental rights law. While corporate media has pushed a transgender agenda, a year-old video clip went viral this weekend on social media pushing back against the narrative. The lieutenant governor of North Carolina has gone viral for his scathing take on the matter.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson delivered a sermon about the rise of people identifying as transgender last August. The blistering speech resurfaced this weekend on social media and immediately went viral.

According to BizPac Review, Robinson delivered his remarks at the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, North Carolina. Robinson did not shy away from his criticisms of the transgender movement. Among his "controversial" statements from the address is that there are only "two genders."

"Here's something I'm not supposed to say: Ain't but two genders," Robinson proclaimed as he raised two fingers to the church crowd and then reiterated, "Two genders. Ain't nothing but men and women."

Robinson – North Carolina's first ever black lieutenant governor – was mindful that the local media may report on his belief that there are two genders, and challenged them, "Get every word of this here."

"You can go to the doctor and get cut up, you can go down to the dress shop and get made up, you can go down there and get drugged up, but at the end of the day, you are just a drugged-up, dressed-up, made-up, cut-up man or woman," Robinson exclaimed.

"You ain't changed what God put in you – that DNA," the lieutenant governor preached. "You can't transcend God's creation. I don't care how hard you try."

Robinson described the transgender movement in this country as "demonic."

"It's time for grownups and time for Christians to start standing up and being unafraid to tell the truth," Robinson contended. "Come after me if you want to. I don't care. You want my head – here it is right here. Come on, come get it."

"I don't care because it's time for us to stand up," Robinson declared. "Now I'm not afraid to stand up tell the truth about that issue."

"They dragging our kids down into the pit of hell trying to teach them that mess in our schools," he continued. "Tell you like this: That ain't got no place at no school. Two plus two don't equal transgender – it equals four. We need to get back to teaching them how to read instead of teaching them how to go to hell."

The resurfaced clip went viral on Twitter – amassing over 1.3 million views since being uploaded on Saturday.

I\u2019ll leave the comments for you folks. Ready, set, gopic.twitter.com/EQTloMwdYI
— \u2022 \u15f0IS\u0336\u1455\u157cI\u15f4\u15b4 \u2122 \u2022 (@\u2022 \u15f0IS\u0336\u1455\u157cI\u15f4\u15b4 \u2122 \u2022) 1648932081

The speech was widely applauded by conservative figures online.

Christian conservative Casper Stockham: "There are VERY FEW Republicans with enough coconuts to say anything about it!"

Cuban American school choice advocate Hamlet Garcia: "The Democrats have made the biggest mistake of their lives by messing with our children, indoctrinating our schools, They have turned their most loyal voters into their worst enemies."

Pro-life activist Obianuju Ekeocha: "Ok, dear brothers and sisters, let's listen in to the pastor preaching some undiluted, unadulterated, unfettered, unedited truth."

Congressional candidate Maud Maron: "The Democrats are you paying attention? Everyday Americans don’t want gender ideology taught in schools. Even if you disagree with the religious bent here, the takeaway is clear: teach the basics, leave the ideology at the schoolhouse door."

Former Trump campaign adviser Steve Cortes: "Some Sunday preaching from @markrobinsonNC God created us man and woman. We cannot retreat in the culture war."

Reporter Megan Basham: "All the amens for this brother in Christ!"

Communications strategist Caleb Hull: "Future of the GOP."

Author James Lindsay: "Based."