"Hours ahead of the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, the president of the United States reminded us and the world that he is, at his core, a gutter racist. On Thursday night, Donald Trump reposted a video on Truth Social that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in the jungle with their mouths hanging open. February is Black History Month and Obama was famously our first Black president."
"The video was about election conspiracy theories, because of course: Nearly all of the 62-second clip, which was among dozens of Truth Social posts from Trump overnight, appears to be from a conservative video alleging deliberate tampering with voting machines in battleground states as the 2020 presidential votes were tallied. At the 60-second mark is a quick scene of two primates, with the Obamas' smiling faces imposed on them."
"White House Propaganda Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt initially defended Trump's repost, saying in a statement that the clip "is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from ' The Lion King.'" She added, "please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.""
Donald Trump reposted a video on Truth Social portraying Barack and Michelle Obama as apes with their mouths hanging open. The repost occurred on Thursday night, hours before the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony and during Black History Month. Nearly all of the 62-second clip appears drawn from a conservative video alleging deliberate tampering with voting machines in battleground states during the 2020 vote tally. At the 60-second mark the clip shows two primates with the Obamas' faces imposed on them. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the repost as an internet meme and urged critics to stop the "fake outrage." Multiple Republican senators and representatives called the image racist and urged its removal, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned the president with strong language.
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