BREAKING: Trump Caves to Backlash from Racist Repost Featuring Obamas As Apes

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President Trump has finally removed a jaw-dropping post from his Truth Social account, but only after Trump ally and the only Black Republican Senator, Tim Scott called on him do so. Before Senator Scott’s reaction, Karoline Leavitt doubled down and defended the video that shows Barak and Michelle’s heads on top of apes’ bodies with Trump depicted as the Lion King. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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