President Donald Trump told reporters he didn’t see the entire video before it was shared on his social media platform late Thursday night that included a racist animation of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama depicted with the bodies of apes and suggested he won’t apologize for it.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday evening, Trump said he only saw the first part of the since-deleted video that focused on debunked claims about the 2020 election.
“I guess during the end of it, there was some kind of picture people don’t like. I wouldn’t like it either, but I didn’t see it,” Trump said. “I just, I looked at the first part, and it was really about voter fraud.”
At the end of the video, the Obamas’ faces appear abruptly on the bodies of apes without explanation with the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” playing over it. The video then ends back on imagery of the election conspiracy video footage.
Asked if he would apologize for the video, Trump said, “No, I didn’t make a mistake. I mean … I look at a lot of, thousands of, things, and I looked at the beginning of it. It was fine.”
Asked if he condemned the racist portion of the video, Trump said, “Of course I do.”
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