Donald Trump drew fierce condemnation on Friday after he went on a social media-sharing rampage on his Truth Social platform that included a clip parroting his 2020 election conspiracy theories — but in addition depicted former President Barack Obama and former first woman Michelle Obama as what seemed to be a cartoon chimpanzee and gorilla.
The 62-second clip minimize briefly on the 59-second level to indicate footage of the Obamas’ faces superimposed on the animals’ our bodies.
It is about to the track “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”
The full video might be seen right here.
Trump, for years, boosted the baseless and racist birther concept that Barack Obama was not born within the United States and was due to this fact an illegitimate president.
Critics mentioned his posting of the video confirmed “there’s no bottom.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) press workplace slammed it as “disgusting behavior by the President” and referred to as on “every single Republican” to denounce it.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, nonetheless, defended the president’s put up.
In a press release despatched to HuffPost, she mentioned: “This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from the Lion King.”
“Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public,” she added. Leavitt additionally shared a hyperlink to the talked about meme video.
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