"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. But after 12 hours or so, 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. On Friday's edition of CNN NewsNight, Phillip discussed the issue with a panel comprised of Arthur Aidala, Ashley Allison, Lydia Moynihan, and Jamal Simmons. When Moynihan claimed it would be unfair to say Trump is racist because of 1 of 30 Truth Social posts, Phillip objected:"
President Trump posted a video to his Truth Social account at 11:44 PM that included an image depicting President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. The post drew widespread outrage, including from Sen. Tim Scott, who called it the most racist thing he had seen from the White House. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the post as an internet meme depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as Lion King characters. The post was deleted after about 12 hours, with an unnamed White House official saying a staffer erroneously made the post. Trump admitted he had seen and approved the video but claimed he had not seen its end. CNN anchor Abby Phillip challenged a guest who argued one of many posts should not be used to label the president racist.
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