The White House did not answer questions about why the admin initially defended the video, or why it remained up on Trump’s account for 12 hours. Even if a staffer did post the #Obama video [it was Trump], its message is resonant with the president’s past statements & actions. #Trump has called #Somalis “low-IQ,” & his admin recently announced rules that will ban nearly 90% of #African immigrant #visa applicants [unless they’re white South Africans, then they get priority status].
#racism #unfit
The ape caricature still colors how Black people are received in America. But Friday morning, the admin played the video off for laughs. “This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle & Democrats as characters from the Lion King,” White House propagandist Karoline Leavitt wrote in response to a comment request before the Truth Social posts were removed. (The Lion King features a monkey named Rafiki, but no apes appear in the film.)
The White House did not answer questions about why the admin initially defended the video, or why it remained up on Trump’s account for 12 hours. Even if a staffer did post the #Obama video [it was Trump], its message is resonant with the president’s past statements & actions. #Trump has called #Somalis “low-IQ,” & his admin recently announced rules that will ban nearly 90% of #African immigrant #visa applicants [unless they’re white South Africans, then they get priority status].
#racism #unfit