"The post drew widespread outrage, including from Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who called it the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House. Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the post in a statement: This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from the Lion King. Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public."
"The post was deleted, with an unnamed White House official claiming, A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down. In remarks to reporters, Trump admitted having seen and approved posting the video, but claimed not to have seen the end of it. He also defended the video as a takeoff on the Lion King, but when pressed on whether he condemns the racist part of the video, Trump replied, Of course I do."
"RANTZ: He deleted it and he called it out and that's unlike some of the other QUINN: How did he call it out? RANTZ: He was asked directly about whether or not it was inappropriate to post. He asked that, he was asked that question on Air Force One last week and he said absolutely. It almost got no news coverage whatsoever but he very clearly did."
President Donald Trump posted a video on Truth Social showing images that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, prompting widespread outrage. Senator Tim Scott called the post 'the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House.' Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the post as an internet meme portraying Trump as the King of the Jungle. The post was deleted after about 12 hours, with an unnamed official saying a staffer had erroneously made the post. Trump said he had seen and approved posting the video but claimed he had not seen its end and said he condemns the racist part. CNN panelists debated the timeline and response.
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