"Not everyone is condemning President Donald Trump for posting a video depicting former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. Thursday night on Truth Social, Trump posted a 62-second AI-generated video peddling false claims about the 2020 election. Toward the end of the video, the Obamas' heads can be seen superimposed on the bodies of apes. On Friday, Trump was widely condemned by prominent figures across the political spectrum. Ultimately, Trump deleted the post."
"I looked at it, Trump said when asked about the post on Friday night. I didn't see the whole thing. I gave it to the people. They posted it. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the Senate's only Black Republican, called the post the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House. On Friday's CNN NewsNight, host Abby Phillip noted that several prominent right-wingers actually defended the post: There's a divide here."
President Donald Trump posted a 62-second AI-generated video on Truth Social that repeated false claims about the 2020 election and included the Obamas' heads superimposed on ape bodies. The post drew broad condemnation from prominent figures across the political spectrum and was ultimately deleted. The White House said an unnamed staffer posted the video. Trump said he briefly looked at it and delegated posting to staff, and he refused to apologize. Sen. Tim Scott called the post the most racist thing he had seen from the White House. Several right-wing figures defended the post, while critics said Trump repeatedly uses race as a political weapon.
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