"President Donald Trump's now-deleted post with a video depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes sent shockwaves through the political world Friday, dominating the day's news cycle and even sparking some rarely-seen critiques from Republicans. But in Rupert Murdoch's television empire, it was ignored until the sun had set. 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 initially defended the post as simply sharing an Internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and dismissed critics as voicing fake outrage. But shortly before noon ET Friday, the post was deleted, and a still-unnamed White House staffer was blamed for making an erroneous post."
President Donald Trump's now-deleted Truth Social post included a video promoting baseless 2020 election conspiracy theories and a short clip superimposing former President Barack Obama's and former First Lady Michelle Obama's faces onto apes' bodies. The post drew furious condemnation from members of Congress, media figures, and political commentators who labeled the imagery racist. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt initially defended the post as an Internet meme and dismissed critics as offering fake outrage. The post was deleted shortly before noon ET Friday and blamed on an unnamed White House staffer. The controversy trended widely on social platforms and across cable news, with the notable exception of prolonged omission by Fox News and Fox Business until after 6 pm ET.
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