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orangecrush

(28,274 posts) Sat Dec 13, 2025, 08:13 AM Dec 13

Former Admiral Rachel Levine's name changed on federal government portrait

(WHTM)– Pennsylvania’s former top health official is making national news she didn’t ask for this week.

Former Admiral Rachel Levine is well known in Pennsylvania for her work during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then she went to Washington, where the current controversy is centered.

Dr. Levine led Pennsylvania’s Department of Health during former Governor Tom Wolf’s administration before becoming the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Biden Administration.

In addition to her accomplishments in the field, she is often referred to as the first openly transgender person to hold the leadership roles she has held.

TA portrait of Admiral Rachel Levine still hangs in the hallway of the Department of Health and Human Services headquarters, but HHS leaders have changed the name under the portrait to her birth name.

https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania/former-admiral-levines-name-changed-on-hhs-portrait/

Anyone who might, in any way shape or form, seek to hinder or obstruct the prosecution of these people when this is over needs to go.

Now.

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Former Admiral Rachel Levine's name changed on federal government portrait (Original Post) orangecrush Dec 13 OP

Change Trump's portraits greymattermom Dec 13 #1

Or maybe... GiqueCee Dec 13 #2

His mug shot orangecrush Dec 13 #3

This administration is the most disrespectful and disgusting EVER!!!!! a kennedy Dec 13 #4

Just plain meaness. That is who they are. GoodRaisin Dec 13 #7

"Anyone who might, in any way shape or form, seek to hinder or obstruct the prosecution of these people...needs to go." OldBaldy1701E Dec 13 #5

HHS changes transgender former official Rachel Levine's name on portrait LetMyPeopleVote Dec 13 #6

Every accusation is a confession. usonian Dec 13 #8

greymattermom

(5,806 posts)

1. Change Trump's portraits

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 08:21 AM

Dec 13

to Drumpf

GiqueCee

(3,396 posts)

2. Or maybe...

Reply to greymattermom (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 08:50 AM

Dec 13

... just make Trump's portrait the Turd Emoji.

orangecrush

(28,274 posts)

3. His mug shot

Reply to greymattermom (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 09:14 AM

Dec 13

a kennedy

(35,285 posts)

4. This administration is the most disrespectful and disgusting EVER!!!!!

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 09:17 AM

Dec 13

🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬

GoodRaisin

(10,722 posts)

7. Just plain meaness. That is who they are.

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 10:29 AM

Dec 13

OldBaldy1701E

(10,149 posts)

5. "Anyone who might, in any way shape or form, seek to hinder or obstruct the prosecution of these people...needs to go."

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 09:18 AM

Dec 13

Hear Freaking Hear!!

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,824 posts)

6. HHS changes transgender former official Rachel Levine's name on portrait

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 10:17 AM

Dec 13

The trump administration hates trans and use this doctor's deadname on this doctor's picture.

Disgusting. This is completely unacceptable and a new low for the Trump administration. This should be changed back immediately.
— Ed Markey (@edmarkey.bsky.social) 2025-12-10T02:55:21.656Z

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5640736-hhs-changes-rachel-levine-name

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) changed the name of former Adm. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman who served as the agency’s assistant secretary under former President Biden, to her birth name, or “dead name,” on her official portrait.

HHS confirmed on X Tuesday that the department changed the name during the government shutdown, saying that they wanted to depict “biological reality.”

Adrian Shanker, a former Biden administration deputy assistant for health policy who now is a spokesperson to Levine, called the move from the Trump administration “an act of bigotry against her.”

Rep. Rebecca Balint (D-Vt.) was among the critics who blasted the move online.

“All because they’re all so insecure about their own identities that they have to lash out and continue to fan the flames of these culture wars when Adm. Levine was just doing her job every single day,” Balint said on X.

usonian

(23,513 posts)

8. Every accusation is a confession.

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 10:58 AM

Dec 13

Insecure people fret about others.
Genuine people respect, reach out to, and help others.

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