"Donald Trump launched his political career by pushing the racist Barack Obama birther conspiracy theory, and even without getting into his policies or mainstreaming of white supremacists and their ideology, you can find plenty of examples of Trump lobbing obviously racist attacks at his many foes. Still, the White House could have plausibly claimed that Trump didn't mean to post a stunningly racist video - which briefly shows Barack and Michelle Obama with their heads superimposed on monkeys - to Truth Social last night."
"Trump went on a manic Truth Social spree last night, posting and reposting content from MAGA accounts 66 times between 10:36 p.m. and 12:25 a.m., according to the Daily Beast's tally. He shared dumb memes, diatribes promoting bogus voter fraud conspiracies, videos claiming Trump was key in bringing down Jeffrey Epstein, and the AI-generated video of Obama being arrested in the Oval Office (which Trump has shared previously)."
"At first glance, the post in question doesn't have anything to do with the Obamas. There's a lot of text about election rigging nonsense, then a video that purports to show evidence of tampering of a voting machine. But near the end of the 62-second video, a shot of the Obama's faces on primates flashes for about a second as the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" plays."
Donald Trump launched his political career by promoting the Barack Obama birther conspiracy and has repeatedly targeted opponents with racist attacks. He posted a Truth Social video that briefly shows Barack and Michelle Obama with their heads superimposed on monkeys while "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" plays. The White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt publicly defended the video and called reactions 'fake outrage,' and the post was later deleted. Trump posted or reposted content 66 times during a late-night Truth Social spree, sharing memes, bogus voter-fraud claims, Epstein-related videos, and AI-generated footage of Obama.
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