"The video posted on Trump's Truth Social account late at night spliced together part of a documentary that presented conspiracy theories about the 2020 election as fact, and a few seconds of the racist animation of the Obamas. As Trump sought to downplay the abject racism his White House initially defended, before blaming an unnamed staffer, he described the video as a fairly long video, they had a little piece that had to do with the Lion King."
"In Trump's telling, that racist video was not a problem because it had already been widely seen online. It's been very well it's been shown all over the place, long before that as posted, Trump claimed, apparently referring to the full-length animated clip the racist depiction of the Obamas was taken from, in which he was depicted as a lion. But that was a very strong piece on voter fraud, Trump added, of the video laying out baseless conspiracy theories,"
President Donald Trump refused to fire or discipline a White House staffer who posted a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as cartoon apes. He excused the clip as referencing The Lion King and described it as a small piece within a longer video that presented baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. The post appeared on Trump's Truth Social account and included documentary footage spliced with a few seconds of racist animation. Republican allies, including JD Vance, dismissed the controversy, saying it faded while the vice-president traveled and repeating the false claim that the post was removed promptly after publication.
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