"Driving the news: The clip of the Obamas appeared at the end of a video Trump posted Thursday night that included misinformation on the 2020 election. However, the clip shared is from an AI-generated video created by a MAGA meme account. The original video includes other Democratic lawmakers as well. Trump's post drew condemnation from Democrats on social media. The White House on Friday said criticism of the video was "fake outrage.""
""This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from the Lion King," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. Leavitt declined to answer whether Trump would remove the video clip or issue an apology. Context: Depictions and caricatures of Black people as monkeys or apes were used to justify slavery, lynching, and the creation of Jim Crow laws."
Trump posted a video ending with a clip of the Obamas that appeared alongside misinformation about the 2020 election. The clip originated from an AI-generated video created by a MAGA meme account and also included other Democratic lawmakers. The post prompted condemnation from Democrats on social media. The White House characterized criticism as "fake outrage" and described the clip as an internet meme depicting Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from The Lion King. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to say whether Trump would remove the clip or apologize. Historical context notes racist caricatures of Black people as apes used to justify slavery and Jim Crow.
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