Backlash as Trump posts racist Obama-apes video; Republicans urge removal
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Trump sparked bipartisan backlash by sharing a Truth Social video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes; Republicans urged him to delete it and Democrats condemned it as racist. The White House first defended the clip as an internet meme, later saying it was posted in error by a staffer, while Trump refused to apologize.
- Republicans condemn racist Trump video post depicting Obamas as apes Al Jazeera
- ‘I Didn’t Make a Mistake’: Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas The New York Times
- The Obama Meme on Trump’s Truth Social Was Exactly What It Looked Like The Atlantic
- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries in new video: "F*** Donald Trump" Axios
- Trump refuses to apologize over video showing the Obamas as apes The Washington Post
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