President Trump's latest racist outburst has sent shockwaves through his own party, with many Republicans speaking out against his disgusting tweet.
In a bizarre 62-second video posted to his personal social media feed, Trump depicted the faces of Barack and Michelle Obama superimposed on apes. The post quickly went viral before being deleted after a swift bipartisan backlash. However, not everyone was fooled by the White House's initial spin that it was just an "internet meme" - with many observers noting that there are no apes in Disney's beloved children's movie, The Lion King.
The Republican response to Trump's racist post has been more vocal than usual, with several prominent lawmakers condemning his actions. Senator Tim Scott, a Black Republican from South Carolina, called the video "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House" and prayed that it was fake. Senator Roger Wicker described the video as "totally unacceptable," while Representative Mike Lawler also called for an apology.
The controversy is not new to Trump's presidency, which has been marked by a long history of racism going back to his 2016 campaign. Trump's rhetoric on immigrants, including declaring Mexican immigrants "rapists" and referring to Somali immigrants as "garbage" and "low-IQ," has been particularly egregious.
Despite the backlash, it remains to be seen whether Republicans will stick by their leader or take a firmer stance against his racist behavior. The fact that they have spoken out at all is a telling sign of how far the party's standing with voters has fallen - and it's unlikely to improve anytime soon.
In a bizarre 62-second video posted to his personal social media feed, Trump depicted the faces of Barack and Michelle Obama superimposed on apes. The post quickly went viral before being deleted after a swift bipartisan backlash. However, not everyone was fooled by the White House's initial spin that it was just an "internet meme" - with many observers noting that there are no apes in Disney's beloved children's movie, The Lion King.
The Republican response to Trump's racist post has been more vocal than usual, with several prominent lawmakers condemning his actions. Senator Tim Scott, a Black Republican from South Carolina, called the video "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House" and prayed that it was fake. Senator Roger Wicker described the video as "totally unacceptable," while Representative Mike Lawler also called for an apology.
The controversy is not new to Trump's presidency, which has been marked by a long history of racism going back to his 2016 campaign. Trump's rhetoric on immigrants, including declaring Mexican immigrants "rapists" and referring to Somali immigrants as "garbage" and "low-IQ," has been particularly egregious.
Despite the backlash, it remains to be seen whether Republicans will stick by their leader or take a firmer stance against his racist behavior. The fact that they have spoken out at all is a telling sign of how far the party's standing with voters has fallen - and it's unlikely to improve anytime soon.
. His latest stunt was just low, even for him. I mean, who does that? 
It's not like it's going unnoticed either - everyone and their grandma saw it and called him out on it. I've been following Trump's antics since his campaign days, and this is just more proof that he's got a serious problem with racism 
. The fact that some Republicans are still standing by him, though, is just heartbreaking 
. It shows me that the party's lost sight of what's truly important - treating everyone with respect and dignity, regardless of their skin color or background 
. I'm not holding my breath for any real change to happen anytime soon, sadly 
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Trump's been spewing racist trash since day one, but now they're all like "oh no, he said something bad" 
. I'm surprised more people aren't calling him out on this stuff. His whole "internet meme" excuse is laughable 
. The dude needs to take a long hard look at himself and figure out why he keeps spewing this kind of hate speech 
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. Now they're finally starting to realize the damage he's doing, but I'm not holding my breath 
. And what's with all these people suddenly speaking out against him? Was it always this obvious? 
I mean, come on, you've got a whole history of racism and xenophobia, how could anyone trust him after that? 
. Not gonna happen, Trump's own party is finally calling him out for his BS 
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, and now his own party is speaking out against him 
. It's crazy that some of those lawmakers are even calling for an apology 
. But for real though, how does someone get elected president and still be so clueless about racism? And now that his party is finally speaking out against him, will they just roll over or take a stand? 
It's gonna be interesting to see how this all plays out 
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. Trump's history on racism is pretty checkered, so I'm not holding my breath for an apology anytime soon 
. Still, it's interesting to see how far the party has fallen in terms of their loyalty to him 
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. And to make matters worse, some Republicans are still defending him? Like, come on guys, you're better than that 
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! Like, who makes a video of Obama's faces on apes and expects us to just go along with it? It's literally the most basic level of racism and they're trying to spin it as an "internet meme"? Give me a break!