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Trump Deletes Racist Video Portraying the Obamas as Apes (Gift Article) (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 22 hours ago by rolandwallner@feddit.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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President Trump posted a blatantly racist video clip portraying former President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama as apes, then deleted it after an unusually strong outcry from members of his own party.

The clip, set to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” was spliced near the end of a 62-second video that promoted conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and was posted by Mr. Trump late Thursday night. It was the latest in a pattern by Mr. Trump of promoting offensive imagery and slurs about Black Americans and others.

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[–] rolandwallner@feddit.org 3 points 21 hours ago

Thank God not all grandpas are racist narcissists.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 21 hours ago

At the end, spliced in, is the clip portraying the Obamas, which appeared to have been taken from a video that was shared in October by a user on X with the caption “President Trump: King of the Jungle,” and an emoji of a lion.

OK, dump Trump in a jungle and see how long he lasts.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 21 hours ago

Someone left grandpa with his phone overnight - didn’t they.