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USA: former president Obama reacts to racist depiction by Trump

Former US president Barack Obama has reacted to a racist AI-generated video depicting himself and his wife Michelle Obama as apes. The video was shared by current US president Donald Trump, who claimed that he had not seen the part of the video showing the Obamas.

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00:01There doesn't seem to be any shame.
00:04With these words, former US President Barack Obama reacted during an interview on Saturday
00:10to a video depicting himself and his wife Michelle in a racist way,
00:15published by current President Donald Trump.
00:18The video, which talks about voter fraud,
00:21includes a clip showing Barack and Michelle Obama's heads on ape bodies,
00:25a depiction that has caused outrage for its racist character.
00:30The video was shared last week on Donald Trump's Truth Social account.
00:35Until Saturday, Obama had kept silent about it,
00:38but during a talk show interview he said that there was a clown spectacle taking place in the media.
00:46He also said that there doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people.
00:50He used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum
00:53and a sense of propriety and respect for the office,
00:56referring to the office of the President.
01:01The video has been widely criticized by Democrats and also some Republicans,
01:06who asked Trump to take it down.
01:08The current US President, meanwhile, claimed that he had not seen the part of the video showing the Obamas,
01:13and that it had been published by his staff and not himself.
01:19KC, KT, L, K, K, K. L, K. M.
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