"It seems that few people on X believe the White House's claim that an unnamed staffer has access to President Donald Trump's social media accounts and is the real culprit behind a racist video he shared Thursday night. The video about rigged elections included a clip showing former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obamas faces superimposed onto the bodies of apes."
"White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt brushed off the controversy as fake outrage before finally deleting the post some 12 hours after it appeared on Trump's feed. The official White House excuse was that a staffer erroneously made the post, according to CNN's Alayna Treene. Another reporter, Sophia Cai with Politico, added that an administration official told her, President Trump didn't see the video (legitimately didn't), a staffer posted it."
"The Hill's Julia Manchester reported that a senior Trump official said, the staffer who did post the video really let the president down.' Film producer and the Black List founder Franklin Leonard pointed out that Trump has been using this excuse for more than ten years and y'all are still falling for it. Leonard included a Trump tweet from 2015 when he was running for president, in which he wrote, The young intern who accidentally did a Retweet apologizes for apparently offending Iowans."
A video about rigged elections posted to President Donald Trump's social feed showed former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama's faces superimposed onto apes, provoking widespread outrage. Lawmakers from both parties demanded removal and an apology. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt initially dismissed the reaction as fake outrage before the post was deleted roughly 12 hours after it appeared. The White House attributed the post to an unnamed staffer with account access, but many users on X expressed skepticism and critics noted a recurring pattern of blaming aides or interns for controversial posts.
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