Leavitt Defends Trump’s Racist Obama Video with Lion King Meme Excuse
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed outrage surrounding a video President Donald Trump shared online, which depicted the Obamas with their heads superimposed onto ape bodies. Leavitt characterized the video as an internet meme showing Trump as the “King of the Jungle” and Democrats as characters from “The Lion King.” This AI-generated clip, which also featured other Democrats as various animals bowing to Trump, was widely condemned. Trump had previously shared another AI-generated video showing him piloting a fighter jet and dropping “excrement” on protesters, which also drew criticism and a rebuke from the song’s artist.
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