Obama addresses racist video shared by Trump depicting him as an ape

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Former President Barack Obama addressed a racist video shared by Donald Trump on social media, which depicted him and Michelle Obama as apes. The video, included in a post on Trump's Truth Social account containing voter fraud claims, drew widespread condemnation, even from Republicans like Senator Tim Scott. While the White House initially defended the video, blaming the backlash on "fake outrage," they later attributed it to a staff member and deleted it. In a podcast interview, Obama indirectly responded to the incident, lamenting the loss of "shame" and "decorum" in political discourse. He emphasized that most Americans find such behavior deeply troubling, despite its attention-grabbing nature. Trump claimed he "didn't see" the offensive part of the video and refused to apologize.

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Obama said that 'there doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum'.

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Trump told reporters that he 'didn't see' the part of the video that showed the Obamas.

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Senator Tim Scott described the video as 'the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House'.

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The offensive video included a clip depicting Obama and his wife Michelle as apes.

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Trump's Truth Social account shared a video containing unfounded claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement 30% Truth Social 40% Republican Party 50% United States ×250% White House ×260% Michelle Obama 60% Tim Scott 60% Brian Tyler Cohen ×270% Barack Obama ×990% Donald Trump ×590%

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