By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:20 EST, 10 May 2012 | UPDATED: 04:00 EST, 11 May 2012 While gay rights activists are lauding the President's public show of support for same-sex marriages, it has drawn and surprising apology and counter-intuitive criticism from some high-profile figures. Vice President Joe Biden reportedly met with Mr Obama in the Oval Office on Wednesday to apologize for essentially forcing the President's hand on the issue after he made his own demonstration of support earlier than the commander-in-chief. The same day, Mr Obama was the target of Republican ire for the move, including one such blast from the Bristol Palin.
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Bristol Palin broke up with father of her son three months after his birth
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Criticised Obama for listening to his daughters on the issue
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Sasha and Malia's friends, who have gay parents, helped change his mind
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Other stars, including Ellen DeGeneres and Ricky Martin, thanked Obama
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Obama supported gay marriage in 1996 but later opposed it in 2004
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