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YOU all probably know by now that the vile Trump post was taken down but
I just wanted to say that this was the first time I have seen the Editors note that the post
contains offensive imagery ( there is no --may contain).
White House removes Trump post with racist footage of Obamas hours after defending it
Updated on: February 7, 2026 / 8:20 AM EST /
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White House removes Trump post with racist footage of Obamas hours after defending it
Updated on: February 7, 2026 / 8:20 AM EST / CBS News
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A White House official said a staffer "erroneously made the post," which has been taken down.
The move came after Mr. Trump faced backlash from Democrats and Republicans alike for posting the video, which was called "racist," "offensive," and "unacceptable." White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had said earlier Friday that the footage was part of an "internet meme video" that depicted the president as "King of the Jungle" and Democrats as characters from The Lion King.
"Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public," Leavitt had said in her earlier statement, in response to questions about the post.
The video, which is just over a minute long, promoted false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump. Toward the end of the video was a roughly two-second clip that shows the Obamas' heads edited onto the bodies of primates, with the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" playing.
Mr. Trump shared the video to his Truth Social account at 11:44 p.m. Thursday. A link to the video now shows the page as "not found."
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