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White House removes Truth Social post depicting Obamas as primates | NewsNation Live
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5:06Now PlayingA social media post depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as dancing primates was on President Donald Trump's Truth Social account for 13 hours before it was removed Friday. A senior White House official said a staffer had erroneously posted the video. The White House initially defended the post, which sparked criticisms from Democrats and Republicans who called the video racist and called for the White House to apologize.
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