https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8r8y78g10o
US President Donald Trump has removed a social media video which included a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
The clip - set to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight - was at the end of a 62-second video he shared containing claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Republican Senator Tim Scott - who is black - had called for the president to remove the post, describing it as "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House".
The White House initially defended the clip as an "internet meme video" and told critics to "stop the fake outrage".
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/06/trump-barack-michelle-obama-ape-video/88544109007/
The video was among more than 90 posts from Trump's Truth Social account made during a rapid flurry of activity that started at 10:36 p.m. ET on Feb. 5 and ended 12:25 a.m. ET. Yet a close Trump ally, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the president had no knowledge of the post and that a staffer let Trump down.
The posting of the video was retarded and a self inflicted wound.
Trump himself should explain the mistake and fire the staffer.
