Republicans condemn Trump's racist video portraying the Obamas as apes
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Washington — Republican lawmakers condemned President Trump on Friday for sharing a video that portrayed former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. Kristin Brown contributed to this report.
Washington — Republican lawmakers condemned President Trump on Friday for sharing a video that portrayed former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
Several GOP lawmakers publicly urged the president to remove it, including Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who is the only Black Republican in the Senate.
"Praying it was fake because it's the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House," wrote Scott, who leads Senate Republicans' campaign arm. "The President should remove it."
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt initially defended the video, which amplified false claims about the 2020 presidential election. Leavitt said the footage that showed the Obamas' heads edited onto the bodies of apes was part of an "internet meme video" that portrayed Mr. Trump as "King of the Jungle" and Democrats as characters from the Lion King.
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