Trump Shares Racist Video Depicting Obamas as Primates, Sparks Widespread Backlash

• Donald Trump shared a video on social media that included a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as primates.
• The video was part of a series of posts amplifying Trump's false claims about the 2020 election being stolen.
• The 62-second clip, among dozens of Truth Social posts, featured the Obamas' faces imposed on primates at the 60-second mark.
• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the post, calling it an internet meme depicting Trump as "King of the Jungle" and Democrats as "Lion King" characters.
• Trump has a history of intensely personal criticism of the Obamas and using incendiary, sometimes racist, rhetoric, including advancing false "birtherism" claims against Obama.