Trump removes video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes

Donald Trump shared a video on Truth Social that included a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, sparking immediate backlash. The video, set to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," was part of a longer post containing claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election. Republican Senator Tim Scott publicly condemned the clip as racist and called for its removal. Initially, the White House defended the video as an "internet meme," but after growing criticism, including from Republican senators, the post was removed. A White House official stated that a staffer had "erroneously" posted the video, which originated from a conservative meme creator's X post depicting several Democrats as animals.