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Local GOP official’s social media post draws backlash in Kentucky for its depiction of the Obamas
The Hardin County GOP leader's video used racist imagery against the Obamas and showed Donald Trump as a lion; the state party condemned the post and is investigating.
- On Saturday, Bobbie Coleman, chairwoman of the Hardin County Republican Party, confirmed sharing a video on the Hardin County GOP Facebook page depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes dancing to a song from Disney's `The Lion King`.
- Framing the video as celebratory, Bobbie Coleman said it aimed to celebrate President Donald Trump's achievements by portraying him as a Lion King triumphing over liberal Democrats and called it a silly way to celebrate the policy victories of the past nine months.
- The clip also portrayed other Democrats as animals and showed Republican President Donald Trump as a lion, and the Hardin County Republican Party deleted the post and apologized for `amplifying offensive imagery of former President Obama`.
- The Republican Party of Kentucky condemned the post as `vile and reprehensible` and said it is investigating, promising the `harshest action available to us`, Adam Hope said Monday.
- The depiction taps into an 18th-century racist trope, as 18th-century cultural racism and pseudo-scientific theories fueled such imagery that persisted in 20th-century political cartoons and sports commentary, triggering modern social backlash and loss of employment.
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Local GOP official's social media post draws backlash in Kentucky for its depiction of the Obamas
A local Republican leader in Kentucky has drawn a strong backlash after sharing a social media video depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife as apes.
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