President Joe Biden slammed recent Florida legislation preventing doctors from administering sex change operations and puberty blockers to children, calling the measures "cruel" and "close to sinful" 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.

“It’s not like 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,'" he added. "I mean, what are they thinking about here?"

Florida governor Ron DeSantis struck back on Twitter, promising to continue the fight against the "mutilation of minors."
"It is not acceptable for the federal government to mandate that procedures like sex change operations be allowed for kids, "he said.