Trump won’t apologize for Obama-as-apes video, says he didn’t see the ending
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President Donald Trump declined to apologize for sharing a video that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, saying he only watched the beginning and did not see the racist ending; White House officials said a staffer posted it by mistake and it was later deleted; several GOP lawmakers condemned the clip as racist, with Sen. Tim Scott calling it the most racist thing from the White House; Trump defended the post as addressing voter fraud, touted support among Black voters, and insisted he is not racist.
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