The Biden administration is being sharply criticized for its pride event on Saturday. Not only was an LGBTQ+ flag proudly displayed between the American flags, a possible flag code violation, as Rebecca pointed out, but a transgender model went topless on the White House lawn.
“Rose” Montoya, 27, who met President Biden and first lady Jill Biden, later unhooked his dress, then cupped and shook his breast implants in front of the Truman balcony where the pride flag hung in the background.
“Are we topless at the White House?” the person recording says in the video, which was uploaded to Montoya’s Instagram account.
In response to criticism, Montoya said “going topless in DC is legal, and I fully support the movement to free the nipples.”
“Why is my chest now deemed inappropriate or illegal when I show it off? However, before coming out as trans, it was not,” the Idaho-born model added. “All you’re doing is affirming I’m a woman.”
To be “safe,” Montoya said he had “zero intention of trying to be vulgar” but was “simply living in joy, living my truth, and existing in my body.”
Not everyone saw it that way, however.
Congratulations on celebrating complete degeneracy. https://t.co/qwUTOBWndh
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 13, 2023
Joe Biden is turning America into a joke 🤡🌈🤡 pic.twitter.com/NqsgucMNps
— Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis (@DrLoupis) June 13, 2023
GRAPHIC: Trans TikTok "influencer" Rose Montoya, posed topless at Biden's White House Pride celebration. Next to him is a biological female, also topless, who had her breasts surgically removed. pic.twitter.com/1cprqxtkcQ
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) June 13, 2023
Trans TikTok "influencer" Rose Montoya, posed topless at Biden's White House Pride celebration.
— Vivek Solanki (@isolankivivek) June 13, 2023
Biden tells the audience at his Pride Month event: "I see more courage on this lawn than any time I've seen in the recent past"#RoseMontoya pic.twitter.com/G1qBRRVmlF
During the event, Biden called the LGBTQ+ community "some of the bravest and most inspiring people I have ever known."
UPDATE:
In a statement, the White House called the behavior "inappropriate" and said those in the video would not be welcome back.
WHITE HOUSE RESPONDS: "This behavior is inappropriate & disrespectful for any event at the White House. It is not reflective of the event we hosted to celebrate LGBTQI+ families or the other hundreds of guests who were in attendance. Individuals in the video will not be invited… https://t.co/kv2aPpo6XJ
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 13, 2023