"The naked racism shared on his own account, last night, stands out even among the depths of social media. What differs tonight from other moments, when the President has said, written, or shared, racist or offensive things, is the response coming from his own party. And given that response, it became quite clear inside the White House that their usual response of defiance or laughing it off wasn't going to work this time."
"Shortly before midnight, a video that was posted to the President's personal Truth Social account included this image at the end, depicting the Obamas as apes. Now, despite how obviously racist and ugly that is, and how many people quickly pointed that out, it would go on to be more than 12 hours before it was ultimately removed. Initially, we heard from the White House press secretary, actually defending it."
President Trump posted a video to his Truth Social account at 11:44 PM that ended with an image depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, derived from an internet meme portraying Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from The Lion King. The image drew widespread accusations of naked racism but remained on the platform for more than 12 hours before deletion. An unnamed White House official said a staffer erroneously made the post, while the White House press secretary initially defended the content. The incident prompted criticism across party lines and scrutiny of White House responses.
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