Former President Donald Trump shared a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, prompting widespread condemnation and leading the White House to remove the post from his social media platform. The video, which amplified debunked claims about the 2020 election, was shared late Thursday night and taken down by Friday afternoon, according to CBS News and ABC News.
The video, approximately one minute long, abruptly showed the Obamas' faces at the end with the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" playing. Republican lawmakers quickly denounced the video. Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, called the video "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House" and urged its removal, as reported by CBS News. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt initially defended the video, but the post was later removed.
The incident sparked immediate backlash. The video's content, which included a racist animation, drew criticism across the political spectrum. The White House's initial response, as described by ABC News, was to brush off the criticism as "fake outrage."
In other news, a federal judge ordered the U.S. government to return three migrant families affected by the family separation policy during Trump's first administration who were subsequently deported, declaring the deportations "unlawful," according to CBS News. The judge, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, ruled the deportations violated a court settlement.
In separate legal developments, a judge set a June 8 trial date for Luigi Mangione in New York's case against him for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, leading to an outburst from Mangione, as reported by CBS News. The judge also addressed the possibility of a delayed federal trial, which could impact the state trial's schedule.
Finally, some Colorado Democrats are demanding answers regarding reports of "death cards" left in the vehicles of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and claims of fake traffic stops by immigration agents, according to CBS News. The cards, featuring an ace of spades, were found in the vehicles of detainees in Eagle County.
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