Trump faces backlash over racist video depicting Obamas as apes
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Sen. Tim Scott urged Trump to remove a video depicting the Obamas as apes, calling it racist, while the White House defended it as a political meme.
President Donald Trump is facing backlash after posting a racist video that depicts former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
The minute-long clip includes Trump’s repeated, unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged. It ends with the heads of the Obamas superimposed on the bodies of apes.
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Using apes or monkeys to portray Black people is widely recognized as a racist trope, rooted in centuries-old stereotypes used to dehumanize Black Americans.
After White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt initially defended the post, it appears the video was deleted by midday Friday.
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