DNC Easter Post Stirs Debate

By
Billy Costigan
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This Easter, the Democratic Party’s social media feeds offered more than just pastel photo ops and holiday cheer—they revealed a simmering rift within the party’s own ranks, and once again, Joe Biden was at the center of it.

On Sunday morning, the Democratic National Committee’s official X account posted a cheerful “Happy Easter!” greeting alongside a collage of four former Democratic presidents enjoying Easter celebrations at the White House: John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. Noticeably absent from the lineup? President Joe Biden, the party’s most recent occupant of the Oval Office.

And people noticed.

While the DNC’s Facebook and Instagram accounts did include Biden—positioned last in a chronological photo series—the DNC’s posts on X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky excluded him entirely. Technically, both platforms limit users to a maximum of four photos per post, which is the party’s apparent defense for why one former president didn’t make the cut.

But let’s be real: when every president but Biden makes the four-image shortlist, that’s not just an algorithmic casualty—it’s a statement, whether intentional or not.

Conservative commentators wasted no time highlighting the omission. Steve Guest, a GOP strategist, mocked the snub: “Not pictured: Joe Biden. LOL snubbed.” Others chimed in with tongue-in-cheek observations, like Matt Whitlock, who quipped that the Gen-Z staffers running the DNC’s social media seem to prefer Jimmy Carter over Biden.

In response, some users took it upon themselves to do what the DNC didn’t: post their own Easter-themed Biden photos to fill the void.

While this might seem like a minor digital oversight, it’s really the latest signal of the tensions roiling the Democratic Party post-2024. Biden, who relinquished his re-election bid last summer amid concerns over his age and stamina, remains a polarizing figure within the party. Many Democrats still blame him for staying in the race too long, effectively clearing the path for Vice President Kamala Harris instead of allowing a competitive open primary.

And let’s not forget the behind-the-scenes revelations that emerged after the 2024 campaign collapse. Several recent political books and reports detail longstanding concerns about Biden’s cognitive fitness, citing moments of confusion and missteps that staffers struggled to contain—even before the widely panned debate performance that many saw as the beginning of the end for his candidacy.

All of this has left the party in a delicate position: how do you honor a sitting one-term Democratic president whose legacy is now inextricably tied to Trump’s return to power and a fractured post-election Democratic landscape?

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