2 minutes ago“I didn't make a mistake”, Trump refuses to apologize for the racist video Obama
Periskopi(6 months ago)
(6 months ago)American President Donald Trump has denied to apologize after the distribution of a video on his Social Truth account, where Barack and Michelle Obama appeared as monkeys. Trump told reporters he had made no mistake and had not seen the full video. Video two-sercuse was posted earlier on his platform, [...]
Video two-seconds was posted earlier on his platform, illustrating claims rejected that the 2020 elections were stolen from him. The view was erased some 12 hours later, following numerous reactions.
No, I didn't do anything wrong. I saw the beginning. It was okay,” said Trump. He added that the first part involved “voter fraud and cars, how crooked they are, how disgusting they are”.
The post prompted widespread outrage from all political spectrum. Kamala Harris, the democratic candidate for president in 2024, said: “nobody believes this coverage from the White House, especially since they initially defended the post. We all know clearly who Donald Trump is and what he believes. ”
Gavin Newsom, the Democrat governor of California, called the behavior of Trump “disgusting” and demanded that the Republicans denounce it.
The Senate's Democrat Leader, Chuck Schumer, wrote at X: “Racist. Disgusting. Dangerous and degrading our country Where are the Senate republics? He asked Trump to apologise for the Obama family, naming them as “Two brilliant Americans who make Donald Trump look small and envious”.
Even the former White House official, Ben Rhodes, called Trump “Never known in our history”. While Kelly Conway's former husband, George Conway, criticised him as <x2 ...racist”, remembering his 2019 article.
Trump has a long history of attacks on Obama, including the theory of his birth conspiracy in Kenya, which he later acknowledged was incorrect.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavyt defended the post, saying it was part of a video with a meme describing politicians as animals, and demanded that the public not overestimate the situation.
