"Thursday evening, Trump posted a video with baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election that included a short clip at the end of the Obamas' faces superimposed on apes' bodies. The video was furiously criticized by members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, members of the media, and other political commentators as racist. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the post as simply sharing an Internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle"
"Politico's West Wing Playbook scribe Sophia Cai had additional reporting from her own White House source saying, President Trump didn't see the video (legitimately didn't), a staffer posted it. The White House has deleted the apes video and a person familiar tells me: President Trump didn't see the video (legitimately didn't), a staffer posted it. FWIW, only a small handful of staffers have access to his Truth Social account m."
President Donald Trump posted a video containing baseless 2020 election claims that ended with the Obamas' faces superimposed on apes' bodies. The video drew swift bipartisan condemnation from lawmakers and commentators who called it racist. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the post as an Internet meme portraying Trump as the 'King of the Jungle' and dismissed critics as expressing fake outrage. CNN reported the post was taken down after a senior White House official said a staffer erroneously made the post and that it was up for 12 hours. Politico said Trump did not see the video and that only a small handful of staffers have access to his Truth Social account.
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