Former President Donald Trump is facing scrutiny on multiple fronts, including his sharing of a social media video containing a racist clip, while the Trump administration is also seeking to deport a five-year-old boy detained by ICE. Additionally, the US Ambassador to Poland severed ties with the Polish Parliament Speaker, and a new "Trump Phone" is reportedly in development.
According to BBC World, Trump stated he "didn't see" the part of a video he shared on social media that included a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The clip, set to the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," appeared at the end of a 62-second video containing claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The video has since been removed. When asked if he would apologize, Trump said, "I didn't make a mistake." He added that he had only seen the beginning of the video before it was posted by a staff member.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is moving to deport a five-year-old boy detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota last month, as reported by Sky News. Homeland Security confirmed it would seek to deport Liam Conejo Ramos, but denied a claim by the boy's lawyer that it was seeking expedited removal. Liam and his father were taken into custody by immigration enforcement agents outside their home on January 20th.
In other news, US Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose severed diplomatic relations with the Speaker of the Polish Parliament, Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, as reported by Euronews. "As of today, we will no longer maintain contact or communicate with Marshal Czarzisty of the Sejm," Ambassador Rose announced. He did not specify the reasons for the break in relations, but it followed criticism from Czarzasty.
Adding to the news cycle, The Verge reported on the development of a "Trump Phone," the T1 Phone. The outlet spoke to two Trump Mobile executives for an exclusive first look at the phone.
In a separate development, Fox News reported that former MSNBC host Joy Reid criticized rapper Nicki Minaj for aligning with President Trump, using racially charged language. Reid suggested that the Republican Party was using Minaj as a "house pet" to provide "blackface" for MAGA.
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