White House tries to defend Trump's racist mockery of Barack and Michelle Obama as “The Lion King” parody

A video posted and deleted on Trump's Truth Social account depicted the former president and first lady as apes, set to the Tokens’ "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."

White House deletes video showing Obamas as apes after key ally condemns meme as ‘most racist thing I’ve seen’

WASHINGTON — The White House deleted a meme video posted on President Trump’s Truth Social that depicted former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as apes — after a prominent GOP senator called the clip the “most racist thing I’ve seen” and demanded it be taken down.