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Topics: Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Politics, Truth Social
Britt Jones
Topics: Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Politics, Truth Social
A Truth Social post by President Donald Trump has been slammed as ‘vile’ after it shows Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys.
Trump is in hot water with social media users following a recent post on his Truth Social account that appears to take aim at the former presidential couple.
The video in question shows a clip of a documentary by the Patriot News Outlet that alleges a Michigan investigation found compromising technology that had been used to fix the 2020 presidential election, which saw Democrat Joe Biden take the win over Trump.
It's no secret that Trump believes that the 2020 election was rigged, despite there not being any evidence to prove so.
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The video seems to be routed in a serious interview with an investigator, right until the last two seconds of the 1.02-minute clip.
Shockingly, at the minute mark, the song ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ by the Tokens from Disney’s Lion King begins to play.
Michelle and Barack Obama can then be seen with their heads superimposed onto the bodies of monkeys in what appears to be a rainforest.
In response, people have been furious with the ‘vile’ image.
One person wrote: “Being a racist, and posting racist memes, places you on the ladder rung two steps below contempt. I'd call you a pig, but that would be doing a grave disservice to pigs around the world.
"The world awaits your political demise with great anticipation.”
Another said they regret their vote, writing: “Can’t believe I voted for you Mr. President. It’s a new low everyday.”
Someone else said: “Nothing about this man is surprising anymore. He’s a vile, unoriginal racist.”
However, there were those who were in favor of the video, as one person wrote: “God bless you, Sir!”
Someone else commented: “Stop the voter fraud Republicans need to grow a spine and get rid of the filibuster then pass legislation that will end the cheating.”
And another said: “Are these voting machines still being used? Why aren’t they banned?”
The White House has since addressed the video, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt telling LADbible Group: "This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from the Lion King.
"Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public."
In the 2020 election, Biden was found to have won by 51.3 percent, while Trump garnered a slightly less amount of votes across the nation.