White House deletes racist Trump post depicting Obamas as apes

[Original By reuters.com] Assuming this was unintentional on everyone’s part, the Whitehouse definitely need to make sure more than one person reviews videos before passing them on.

A video shared on Donald Trump’s social media account that depicted Democratic former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes was deleted on Friday, following criticism that the U.S. president’s post evoked racist imagery long used to dehumanize people of African descent.
“A White House staffer erroneously made the post,” said a White House official, who declined to be named. “It has been taken down.” — Read the Full Article for more details.

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