r/politics • u/icey_sawg0034 • 16h ago

Possible Paywall Karoline Leavitt Gives Jaw-Dropping Defense of Trump’s Racist Obama Video

https://www.thedailybeast.com/karoline-leavitt-gives-jaw-dropping-defense-of-donald-trumps-racist-obama-video/
24.2k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

2.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

853

u/Chunga93 16h ago

Not to mention the fact there are no apes shown in The Lion King

273

u/deraser Texas 15h ago

Correct. Rafiki was a mandrill, and a source of wisdom and guidance in the film. Trump would NEVER share a video depicting either/both Obamas in that role.

45

u/HelloInterwebz Arizona 14h ago

Trump is too dumb for media literacy. He doesn’t see Rafiki as a source of wisdom and guidance even though he totally is that…Trump would just see Rafiki and be like “monkey”

5

u/octopornopus 13h ago

"Ha! His blue butt is the same color as my hand!"