US EditionDonald Trump says he didn't make a mistake over Obamas as apes video
Trump's repost of an AI-manipulated video with racist imagery remained online nearly 12 hours before removal amid bipartisan condemnation and claims of a staff error.
- 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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Trump shares a racist video, says he will not apologize
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's racist social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted Friday after backlash from both Republicans and Democrats who criticized the video as offensive.
Trump condemns but won't apologise for racist video
US President Donald Trump condemned but did not apologise for a video on his social media account depicting Democratic former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes, a post that triggered swift, bipartisan criticism for dehumanising people of African descent.
Trump shares a racist video
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's social media post featuring a video about election conspiracy theories and a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle has been deleted.
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Trump refuses to apologize for racist clip of Obamas as monkeys
President Donald Trump refused to apologize Friday for a video posted on his social media account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, though he said he condemned the post as the White House shifted the blame to staff.
US President Donald Trump refused to apologize on Friday for the release of a video depicting former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as monkeys. Asked by reporters whether he would apologize, Trump said he had done nothing wrong.
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