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Tim Scott calls Obamas video shared by Trump ‘most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House’
Sen. Tim Scott called for the removal of a racist AI meme posted by Trump, which was live for 12 hours before being taken down by White House staff.
- Trump shared a video on Truth Social with an offensive edit portraying the Obamas as monkeys, which Republican Senator Tim Scott called "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House."
- The video appeared to originate from a conservative meme alleging voter fraud in the 2020 election, something courts and Trump's own attorney general found no evidence of.
- The White House blamed a staffer for the post, which was eventually deleted, but Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn said "this kind of bigotry...sets us back as a country.
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White House takes down racist meme of Obamas posted on Trump social media
Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Scott criticized President Donald Trump's use of a racist meme on social media. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday pulled down a social media post depicting former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys after members of Congress from both political par…
GOP Senator Calls Video of Obamas as Apes 'the Most Racist Thing I've Seen' from Trump as White House Dismisses 'Fake Outrage'
Republican Sen. Tim Scott has criticized a video that President Donald Trump shared on his Truth Social account Thursday night that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates
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