"What the White House has said, and this is from Karoline Levitt, the press secretary, is that this was from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the king of the jungle and Democrats as characters from The Lion King. Although we should note that the video that the president posted did not depict any other Democrats and did not depict the president. It was cut from that original video and at the end of this voting machine video."
"CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer blasted President Donald Trump over a disgusting and racist post, refusing to show the offending image on the air. Trump posted a video to his Truth Social account at 11:44 PM on Thursday night that contains an image depicting President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes: The post drew widespread outrage including from Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who called it the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House."
President Donald Trump posted a Truth Social video late Thursday that included an image depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The post prompted widespread outrage, including from Sen. Tim Scott, who called it the most racist thing he has seen from the White House. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the clip as originating from an internet meme framing Trump as the 'King of the Jungle' and Democrats as characters from The Lion King. CNN reporter Kevin Liptak noted the president's post was cut from the original meme and did not depict other Democrats or the president. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer expressed disgust and refused to show the image on air.
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