President Donald Trump removed a social media post showing former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as primates following widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic leaders.
The post, shared on Trump’s Truth Social account on Thursday night, was deleted the next day after civil rights activists, veteran Republicans, and lawmakers condemned it as racist.
According to the White House, the video was posted by a staffer in error. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt initially dismissed public complaints as “fake outrage.” It describes the clip as an “internet meme” featuring Trump as “King of the Jungle” and portraying Democrats as animal characters, Get The Full, Details. .
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