"Overnight, Donald Trump shared a deeply racist meme on Truth Social depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Unsurprisingly, the White House is showing no remorse for the post. In a statement shared Friday morning, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt explained away the meme "as part of a video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from The Lion King. Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.""
"The video Leavitt referenced was first published by the meme account @xerias_x in October 2025. Set to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," it depicts Trump as a lion and various prominent Democrats as other animals. Trump, however, shared only a one-second snippet showing the Obamas as apes, without any additional context. As of Friday morning, his post remains available on Truth Social."
Donald Trump shared a deeply racist meme on Truth Social depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. The White House showed no remorse, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt characterized the meme as part of a video portraying Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from The Lion King, urging critics to stop what she called "fake outrage." The referenced video was first posted by meme account @xerias_x in October 2025 and set to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Trump posted only a one-second snippet of the Obamas as apes, and the post remains on Truth Social.
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