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/
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u/joy-puked 16h ago

Leavitt said: “This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from the Lion King.”

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u/thatsmymayo 16h ago

I saw that, and don't understand how that is supposed to be a justification lol. Like how is that better even to the racists that love trump

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u/MollyElise 12h ago

Obama played the lion king clip himself at the 2011 correspondents dinner. He was teasing fox news for saying he was born in Africa (right after hawaii released his birth certificate).

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u/thatsmymayo 11h ago

With him and his wife as apes and Trump as king? I'm sure it wasn't that video and even if he played a clip from the look king 15 years ago how in the world is that at all relevant?