US EditionDonald Trump says he didn't make a mistake over Obamas as apes video
Trump defended sharing an election-fraud video with racist imagery of the Obamas on Truth Social, refusing to apologize despite widespread condemnation including from GOP Senator Tim Scott.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump declined to apologize after sharing a video on Truth Social that portrayed former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes and stayed online nearly 12 hours before removal.
- The AI-generated 62-second clip overlaid faces on jungle animals, echoed false voting claims, and a staffer `erroneously` posted it, according to Karoline Leavitt.
- Trump said he `looked at the beginning of it.`, forwarded the clip, and said the opening about alleged fraud was `fine` after previewing it aboard Air Force One.
- Bipartisan backlash intensified after Thursday’s post, with Senator Tim Scott calling it `the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House` and renewing debate over White House accountability.
- In the first week of Black History Month, the post arrived amid heightened sensitivity as Trump dismissed concerns it could alienate Black voters and raised questions about control of Trump's social media accounts and AI-generated memes.
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We Must Teach Young Americans That Associating Black People With Apes Is Racist
Racial illiteracy about this and a range of other topics is guaranteed to worsen as books are banned in our nation’s K–12 schools. U.S. president Donald Trump shared a racist video on his Truth Social account in which former American president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama were depicted as apes. I was unsurprised, yet nonetheless disgusted. U.S. senator Jon Ossoff also found the video unacceptable. He said during a rally in Atlanta th…
LZ Granderson: Trump keeps reminding us why people support him. It's the racism
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Florida PhoenixDavid Jolly Blasts Other Gubernatorial Candidates for Not Calling Out Trump on Obama Post
Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly wants to know why no other candidate for governor of Florida has condemned President Donald Trump for the video he posted on his Truth Social account depicting former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. The post David Jolly Blasts Other Gubernatorial Candidates for Not Calling Out Trump on Obama Post appeared first on FlaglerLive.
“A new low:” Trump’s racist Obama video finally compels some Ohio Republicans to draw a line
In a rare break from unwavering loyalty, some – but only some, as Today in Ohio noted Monday -- Ohio Republicans have finally drawn a line on Donald Trump’s racist behavior, condemning a deeply offensive video that appeared on his Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
‘Shade Game Is Strong’: Obama Savagely Flips Trump’s Racist Video On Its Head and Its Guaranteed to Make Trump Seethe
One of the most memorable moments of Super Bowl LX happened off the field, where former President Barack Obama delivered an unexpected master class in
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