Trump posts racist Obama image in Truth Social video, triggering backlash
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Trump shared a meme on Truth Social depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, tied to a video promoting a 2020 voting-machine conspiracy; the White House defended the post as fake outrage, while Republicans including Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. Mike Lawler condemned it and Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries and Raja Krishnamoorthi called for denouncement. The NAACP criticized the move, marking it as a charged political flashpoint ahead of the midterm elections.
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