"In the video, the Obamas are depicted as apes in a jungle. The portrayal of Black people as apes is a racist trope that has been historically used to dehumanize them and justify violence and discrimination against people of African descent. The video repeated widely discredited conspiracy theories that Trump's election defeat to Joe Biden in 2020 was due to vote-rigging."
"In a statement to several news outlets, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Trump's post. 'This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from the Lion King,' she said. 'Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public,' Leavitt added, despite the fierce backlash from both Democrats and Republicans."
"The video was shared on Trump's account during a late-night flurry of social media activity on Thursday. While the White House initially defended the video, it was deleted about 12 hours later on Friday amid a severe backlash from members of Trump's Republican Party as well as from Democrats. By Friday afternoon, however, the White House had changed its tune, saying the video had been taken down after a 'staffer erroneously made the post.' A spokesperson for the Obamas declined to comment on the video."
Donald Trump shared a video on Truth Social that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, using a racist trope historically used to dehumanize Black people. The video also repeated discredited claims that Trump's 2020 defeat to Joe Biden resulted from vote-rigging. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt initially defended the post, calling it an internet meme and urging the media to 'stop the fake outrage.' The post was deleted about 12 hours later amid severe bipartisan backlash, and the White House later said a staffer had erroneously made the post. A spokesperson for the Obamas declined to comment.
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