Trump deletes racist Obama ape meme after backlash
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President Donald Trump removed a Truth Social video that ended with a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, tied to unfounded 2020 election-fraud claims. The post drew swift backlash from Republicans and civil rights groups; the White House said it was an internet meme and that a staffer erroneously posted it. The clip, borrowed from a Xerias meme, has been criticized as racist, while the Obamas have not commented.
- Trump removes video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes BBC
- Trump shares racist video depicting Obamas as apes on Truth Social, then removes it amid bipartisan outrage cnn.com
- Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it AP News
- Trump takes down racist Truth Social post showing Obamas as apes after blowback CNBC
- Racist video of Obamas removed from Trump's social account Axios
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