Trump will not apologize for sharing racist video of Obamas
President Donald Trump drew swift condemnation from Democrats and Republicans for a since-deleted racist video posted to his Truth Social account depicting former President Barack Obama and former first girl Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle.
The social media submit, which Trump has refused to apologize for sharing, was the newest in a long line of offensive messages amplified by the his account.
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The video Trump shared largely contained debunked claims about fraud in voting machines. As that part of the video ended, a separate clip exhibiting the Obamas’ faces superimposed on the our bodies of apes performed, set to the tune “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”
The submit, which recollects the racist trope of comparing Black people with monkeys, prompted swift backlash. It was on-line for roughly 12 hours earlier than it was deleted from Trump’s feed.
The White House initially defended the submit and downplayed the response to the video, calling it “fake outrage.” Following a bipartisan backlash, the White House then advised NCS a “staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down.”
Trump stated that neither he nor his workers had seen all of the video earlier than it was posted to Truth Social.
When requested immediately whether or not he would apologize, he declined.
When pressed, Trump stated he condemned the racist portion of the clip. “Of course I do,” he stated.
“I am, by the way, the least racist president you’ve had in a long time,” he stated.
NCS’s Alayna Treene, Adam Cancryn and Ellis Kim contributed to this reporting.