Donald Trump's social media platform showed a video. It showed Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Trump said he will not apologize for this video. He said he did not know about it fully. He also said he made no mistake. The short video had pictures of monkeys. The heads of the Obamas were put on them. The video played a song called "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." It was on his platform for about twelve hours.
Many people from different parties were very angry. They called the video racist and bad. It was shared to support false claims about the 2020 election. White House staff first tried to defend it. Then they said it was a mistake. Trump told reporters he did not see the whole video. He said he only saw the part about election problems.
Some Republicans were also upset. Senator Tim Scott said he was very sad. He said he hoped it was fake. He called it the most racist thing he saw from the White House. Many Democrats agreed. They said the video was terrible. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also said it was very offensive.
A meme maker named Xerias made the video. He is known for making strong content. The video may have shown other Democrats as animals too. The video used AI technology. This makes people worry about fake news.
Trump is not apologizing. This shows he is defiant. His campaign must now deal with this problem. They removed the video quickly. Trump also said he did not make a mistake. However, the video shows how harmful words can be. It also shows how hard it is to stop fake news. We will see how this affects Trump's image.