Trump triggers backlash with video portraying the Obamas as monkeys
Trump video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys sparks outrage; White House calls it ‘internet meme’
President Donald Trump triggered a wave of condemnation from top Democrats after posting a Truth Social video that briefly depicts Barack Obama, the nation’s first Black president, and former first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys. The White House dismissed the criticism as “fake outrage,” saying the clip was an online meme.
The roughly one-minute video, posted late yesterday, promotes conspiracies about Trump’s 2020…