A White House post intended to spotlight alleged voter fraud backfired spectacularly when it included a clip showing former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. The video sparked bipartisan outrage and was swiftly deleted. President Trump defended the mishap but refused to apologize amid calls from Republicans like Sen. Tim Scott.
Roomies, hold onto your pearls because this week's White House drama is straight out of a nightmare timeline! Late Thursday night, a post meant to call out debunked voter fraud claims went viral for all the wrong reasons: it featured a jungle scene depicting the Obamas as apes. 😱 Bipartisan backlash hit hard, with even prominent Republicans piling on, leading to the clip's deletion by midday Friday.
Trump, fresh off Air Force One on Friday, owned up to not watching the whole thing. "I looked at the beginning of it. It was fine," he told reporters, pinning the blame on a staffer. "Nobody knew that that was in the end. If they would have looked, they would have seen it, and probably they would have had the sense to take it down." When pressed on calls for an apology from Sen. Tim Scott—the Senate's only Black Republican—Trump shut it down: "No," he said. "I didn’t make a mistake."
He did condemn the racist imagery, though, insisting it won't dent GOP support among Black voters. "I am, by the way, the least racist president you’ve had in a long time," Trump added. Behind the scenes? Total chaos. Sources say staffers were scrambling, with the president reportedly "very let down by the staffer who put it out." The White House initially brushed it off as "fake outrage," but the firestorm was too hot to ignore.
Social media? Exploding. The Shade Room's comments were a mess of disbelief, especially since this dropped during Black History Month. One user, @ricksaban, quipped, “Marshmallow Minions stay lying…” Another, @shone_brianna, sighed, “We never expected an apology from him. That would be too adult like 🥴” And @rozaymylanofficial urged, “Midterms yall we must show up !!!!"
This social media slip-up is a stark reminder: one wrong frame, and boom—racial tensions ignited. Will it haunt the midterms, or just another Trump Tuesday? Spill your thoughts, fam.
