00:00President Donald Trump has posted a video onto Truth Social depicting former President
00:04Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, triggering swift backlash and
00:10accusations of racism.
00:12The White House quickly defended the post as part of a meme portraying Trump as a lion
00:17and king of the jungle, and Democrats as cartoon animals, dismissing criticism as fake outrage.
00:24Democrats, civil rights groups, and several Republicans, including Senator Tim Scott,
00:29all condemned the image and called for it to be removed.
00:32The post has intensified political tensions and renewed scrutiny of President Trump's
00:37rhetoric, particularly during Black History Month.
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