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President Trump declined to apologize for a racist video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of the Obamas as apes, telling reporters he looked at the first part of the now-deleted video, but didn't see the part that showed the former president and first lady. "I just looked at the first part," the president said on Air Force One, noting that most of the video was about alleged voter fraud. "I didn't see the whole thing. I guess during the end of it, there was some kind of a picture that people don't like. I wouldn't like it either," Trump added.

President Trump declined to apologize for a racist video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of the Obamas as apes, telling reporters he looked at the first part of the now-deleted video, but didn't see the part that showed the former president and first lady. "I just looked at the first part," the president said on Air Force One, noting that most of the video was about alleged voter fraud. "I didn't see the whole thing. I guess during the end of it, there was some kind of a picture that people don't like. I wouldn't like it either," Trump added.

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Mere minutes into President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was ejected from the chamber, apparently for holding a sign in protest that read, “BLACK PEOPLE AREN’T APES!” The sign was a reference to a video Trump shared on social media earlier this month that depicted former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. Though Trump later deleted the racist video, he refused to apologize for sharing it. “At some point you have to confront him face to face,” Green said after he was escorted out.

Mere minutes into President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was ejected from the chamber, apparently for holding a sign in protest that read, “BLACK PEOPLE AREN’T APES!” The sign was a reference to a video Trump shared on social media earlier this month that depicted former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. Though Trump later deleted the racist video, he refused to apologize for sharing it. “At some point you have to confront him face to face,” Green said after he was escorted out.

The Washington Post

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President Trump told CBS News' Weijia Jiang he hasn't disciplined or fired the staffer the administration said shared a racist video to the president's Truth Social account. The election conspiracy video shared on Trump's account that included racist footage depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes sparked backlash from both parties and led to the White House deleting the post. Trump said the portion of the video including the Obamas "had to do with The Lion King."

President Trump told CBS News' Weijia Jiang he hasn't disciplined or fired the staffer the administration said shared a racist video to the president's Truth Social account. The election conspiracy video shared on Trump's account that included racist footage depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes sparked backlash from both parties and led to the White House deleting the post. Trump said the portion of the video including the Obamas "had to do with The Lion King."

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President Trump is continuing to face backlash after a post was shared on his social media platform late Thursday night that included a racist animation of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama depicted with the bodies of apes.

President Trump is continuing to face backlash after a post was shared on his social media platform late Thursday night that included a racist animation of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama depicted with the bodies of apes.

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The White House deleted a video posted on President Trump’s Truth Social that included a clip depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as apes – with one of his close allies calling out the video as the “most racist thing I’ve seen.”

The White House deleted a video posted on President Trump’s Truth Social that included a clip depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as apes – with one of his close allies calling out the video as the “most racist thing I’ve seen.”

New York Post

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US President Donald Trump has refused to apologise for a now-deleted video that depicted Michelle and Barack Obama as apes on his social media account, prompting outrage. The racist snippet was published as part of a screen-recorded video about voter fraud in the 2020 election.

US President Donald Trump has refused to apologise for a now-deleted video that depicted Michelle and Barack Obama as apes on his social media account, prompting outrage. The racist snippet was published as part of a screen-recorded video about voter fraud in the 2020 election.

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President Trump says he will not apologize despite a firestorm of criticism from Democrats and Republicans after posting a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes. Rachel Scott reports.

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"No, I didn't make a mistake." President Donald Trump declined to apologize for sharing a video depicting former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes.

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The White House on Friday removed an election-conspiracy video shared by President Trump on social media that included racist footage depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. A White House official said a staffer "erroneously made the post.” CBS News’ Weijia Jiang has more on reactions from GOP lawmakers.

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CBS News: President Donald Trump on Truth Social posted the Obamas as apes. It appears at the end of a 1-minute video promoting false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. The Obamas' heads are edited onto the bodies of primates to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight.

CBS News: President Donald Trump on Truth Social posted the Obamas as apes. It appears at the end of a 1-minute video promoting false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. The Obamas' heads are edited onto the bodies of primates to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight.

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President Trump faced backlash last week after a video posted on his Truth Social account included a depiction of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Later, Trump said he was the "least racist" president in a long time. When asked if Trump is racist, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said, "I think that's a question for President Trump." Moore told CBS News' Norah O'Donnell 🇺🇸, “I think his actions probably give the answer before he even has a chance to answer it himself."

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Vice President JD Vance said the video shared by President Trump on his Truth Social account depicting the Obamas as apes "is not a real controversy." When asked if the president should apologize after lawmakers from both parties said the post was "racist" and called for it to be deleted, he said, "No, I don't think so." "I think people post things on social media, and if you post something, you don't like it you can just take it down," Vance said. "And that's what he did."

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After bipartisan backlash, the White House has taken down a racist video of the Obamas that was shared by President Trump.

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BREAKING: President Trump refuses to apologize for posting the racist video of the Obamas, simply claiming that it was a video “from The Lion King” How can anyone defend this?

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President and CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson says the racist video depicting the Obamas as apes shared by President Trump "is consistent with the tone and the voice of the president." "Unfortunately, for the majority of African Americans across the country, we knew that this is how he felt about the community," Johnson says. "He has demonstrated that throughout his second term."

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Left: Karoline Leavitt, "Anything posted on Truth Social is from President Trump, straight from the horses mouth" Right: President Trump, "Somebody else posted the video with the Obamas as monkeys.. A staffer posted it.. It was a small section.. I liked the beginning, I saw it and passed it on.. I didn't do it, it was done by somebody else"

Left: Karoline Leavitt, "Anything posted on Truth Social is from President Trump, straight from the horses mouth" Right: President Trump, "Somebody else posted the video with the Obamas as monkeys.. A staffer posted it.. It was a small section.. I liked the beginning, I saw it and passed it on.. I didn't do it, it was done by somebody else"

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President Trump refuses to apologize for the racist video posted on his social media. "It's a sign of weakness," says Harvard professor and former NAACP President Cornell William Brooks.

President Trump refuses to apologize for the racist video posted on his social media. "It's a sign of weakness," says Harvard professor and former NAACP President Cornell William Brooks.

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