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Source: Fox News
Summary
A video was posted to President Donald Trump’s social media account that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle. The video focused on voting fraud claims from the 2020 presidential election. The White House said a staffer had “erroneously” posted the video before it was taken down. Democrats and some Republicans criticized the video as racist.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
A video was posted, a staffer claimed it was a mistake, and then it was taken down. The Obamas were superimposed on primates, and other elected officials were shown with animal bodies. Democrats and some Republicans spoke out against it, calling it racist.
The White House said a staffer made the mistake, but the video’s presence and removal raise questions about the intentions behind it.
The sequence of events feels familiar, a performance of controversy and apologies.
It’s clear that the video’s removal was a way to manage the situation, rather than a genuine attempt to correct a mistake.
