"White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt initially defended the clip and attacked the fake outrage surrounding it. In a statement to PBS, Leavitt said, This is from an Internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from The Lion King. 'Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public."
"Timeline: Staffer posts video with racist ending to Trump's social media account. White House press secretary defends the video. 12 hours laterWhite House says oops and deletes it. Trump supporters, ignoring the initial defense, See, it was a mistake. Why did you pounce? Erickson later added a second post, expressing his disbelief with the White House's claim behind the post, Souhhhthat video got posted twice? By some staffer'?"
President Trump posted a video on Truth Social that ended with a racist depiction of the Obamas, which was deleted about 12 hours later amid widespread outcry. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt initially defended the clip, calling it an Internet meme and urging critics to stop the "fake outrage" and focus on issues that matter. The White House later blamed the post on a staffer and said Trump had not watched it before posting. Erick Erickson criticized supporters who accepted the staffer explanation and expressed disbelief at the timeline and the initial defense.
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