Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after bipartisan backlash. The White House initially defended it, then blamed a staffer | Fortune
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Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after bipartisan backlash. The White House initially defended it, then blamed a staffer | Fortune
"“fake outrage”"
"“the contributions of black Americans to our national greatness”"
"“the American principles of liberty, justice, and equality.”"
"'An internet meme'"
President Trump posted a Truth Social video that included images of Barack and Michelle Obama superimposed on jungle primates, prompting widespread bipartisan condemnation. The White House deleted the post and said a staffer had posted the video erroneously after initial dismissals of “fake outrage” from the press secretary. The clip amplified Trump's unfounded claims about the 2020 election despite courts and his former attorney general finding no systemic fraud. The incident occurred during Black History Month and shortly after a presidential proclamation praising the contributions of Black Americans and American principles of liberty, justice, and equality.
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