President Trump admitted he didn't see the racist image of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes in a video posted to his social media account before it was deleted.
On Air Force One, Trump claimed he only looked at the beginning of the now-deleted video, stating that it was about alleged voter fraud. He acknowledged not seeing the end of the video where the racist image is shown, suggesting "somebody slipped" and posted it to his Truth Social account without noticing it.
Trump's explanation has been widely criticized, with many Republicans urging him to take down the post and others pushing for an apology from the White House. The President initially defended the social media post but later clarified that he condemned the racist portion of the video.
The White House initially dismissed criticism as "fake outrage" while defending the social media post as part of a meme. However, after Republican lawmakers publicly condemned the post, the President acknowledged speaking with Sen. Tim Scott and confirmed the image was removed from Truth Social shortly after their conversation.
Trump refused to apologize for the initial post, stating he didn't make a mistake but acknowledged condemning the racist content within it.
On Air Force One, Trump claimed he only looked at the beginning of the now-deleted video, stating that it was about alleged voter fraud. He acknowledged not seeing the end of the video where the racist image is shown, suggesting "somebody slipped" and posted it to his Truth Social account without noticing it.
Trump's explanation has been widely criticized, with many Republicans urging him to take down the post and others pushing for an apology from the White House. The President initially defended the social media post but later clarified that he condemned the racist portion of the video.
The White House initially dismissed criticism as "fake outrage" while defending the social media post as part of a meme. However, after Republican lawmakers publicly condemned the post, the President acknowledged speaking with Sen. Tim Scott and confirmed the image was removed from Truth Social shortly after their conversation.
Trump refused to apologize for the initial post, stating he didn't make a mistake but acknowledged condemning the racist content within it.
so he claims he only saw the beginning of that video and not the end where its like a bunch of ppl bein called monkeys? thats a pretty big gap in his memory lol. and honestly, if he didnt notice it, how did it even get posted on truth social? seems fishy to me 
... and now we're supposed to believe him? The fact is, that image is out there, even if it's been deleted from his account. It makes you wonder what's real and what's just a calculated move to deflect criticism 
... suddenly, Trump's explanation wasn't seen as legitimate anymore. Does that say more about the power of social media scrutiny than Trump's own integrity? 
The fact that the White House initially dismissed criticism as "fake outrage" just adds to the whole mess 
. Like, come on, how hard is it to review a 30-second video? I mean, I can catch a mistake like that in my sleep 
. And now he's trying to play dumb and say someone else posted the racist content without him noticing? Give me a break 
. The fact that the White House initially tried to spin this as "fake outrage" just shows how out of touch they are with what's actually going on 
. And honestly, even if Trump didn't see it himself, he should have had someone review it for him before posting it. It's not exactly rocket science 
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honestly i think trump is trying to spin this one too much... like how can u just scroll past the end of the vid where the ape joke is? that's not a meme, that's straight up racism 
. and what's with the truth social account being deleted so quickly after the controversy blew up? it feels like they were trying to cover their tracks... and btw, sen tim scott should've spoken out sooner instead of waiting for trump to acknowledge the image was removed 
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It's not like he intentionally shared racist content or anything 
. And let's be real, if ppl were so outraged, maybe they should've spoken up sooner instead of waiting 4 him to "condemn" the racist part 
. Trump needs to take responsibility for his actions (or lack thereof) 
. And honestly, who uses Truth Social anymore? 
. Can we please just have leaders who are more honest and less about playing the victim? 
i mean c'mon trump u gotta do better than that 
the fact that u didn't see the racist image till it was already out there is just wild 
and honestly even if he did condemn it later it's too little too late 
. I mean, can you imagine if one of our favorite celebs did something like that? It'd be all over the tabloids and everyone would be talking about it for weeks 
. I'm all for free speech and expressing yourself, but there's a fine line between that and being a jerk 
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. He needs to take responsibility for his actions (or lack thereof) and actually apologize for what happened 
and now ppl are callin him out for not apologizin soon enough, like come on dude take responsibility 4 ur actions 
I mean, come on! The man is the leader of our free world and he can't even handle a simple video. And now he's saying it was just a meme... a meme?! 
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and ugh republicans r so extra btw