"I saw it and I just looked at the first part... I didn't see the whole thing" "No, I didn't make a mistake. I mean, I look at a lot of thousands of things and I looked at the beginning of it. It was fine... It was a take off on The Lion King." "I didn't do it. This was done by someone else. It was a retruth but that was a very strong truth."
"A staffer posted... If you take a look at that and see the whole thing, it was a small section at the very end... I didn't do it by the way, this was done by somebody else." "I mean, it went up. I really have no message." "I am the least racist president you've had in a long time as far as I'm concerned."
Donald Trump spoke with reporters for the first time since a racist meme depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes was posted to his Truth Social account. The post appeared late Thursday night. During a gaggle aboard Air Force One, Trump repeatedly said a staffer posted the meme and that he did not know about it. He described the content as a parody of The Lion King and said he only saw the beginning. He denied making a mistake and framed the post as a "retruth" done by someone else. He declined multiple opportunities to apologize. A suggestion pointed audiences toward Jack White.
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