Trump’s ‘Lion King’ full video surfaces amid Obama racism controversy; Biden, Harris, Jeffries appear
Several MAGA and conservative commentators, including Laura Loomer, posted the full video, a clip of which Donald Trump Shared his Truth Society profile to defend the president amid racism controversy. This comes after the White House was forced to remove a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
Trump retweeted the video on Thursday. It baselessly claims that voting machines in swing states were “rigged” during the 2020 election, which the 79-year-old president lost to Joe Biden. It was the final seconds of the clip that sparked controversy. Photos emerged of the Obama family depicting them as apes. The background music is “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”.
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White House defends Trump
The White House issued a statement as Trump came under fire from Democrats and Republicans, including his key ally Tim Scott. “This is an internet meme video that depicts President Trump as the king of the jungle and Democrats as characters from ‘The Lion King,'” said press secretary Carolyn Leavitt.
A White House official said a staffer posted the late-night post in error. Another added that the president had not seen the video and was upset that it was released.
“Pray it’s fake because it’s the most racist thing I’ve ever seen in the White House. The president should delete it,” Tim Scott wrote on the X (formerly Twitter) platform.
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“Wow! White House says Trump doesn’t write his own tweets??? Auto pen!” wrote California Governor Gavin Newsom, a 2028 presidential candidate.
Full “The Lion King” video surface
Meanwhile, MAGA commentators shared the full video, claiming it also showed former President Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Hakeem Jeffries and other Democrats. Trump is portrayed as the Lion King.
“Barack Obama’s full ‘monkey video’ depicts numerous elected officials, Republicans and Democrats, as a Lion King-like figure and Trump as a lion and the King of the Jungle. Funny that this fact is not being reported,” one person wrote on Twitter.
“This is the full video posted by Trump’s Truth social account, which features a 1 second clip of the Obamas playing Lion Music. The clip is about election fraud and this brief clip appears at the end of the clip. Not sure if this was intentional or the person who posted the clip didn’t see it to the end,” another person added.
