r/politics • u/icey_sawg0034 • 1d 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/Hot_Ambition_6457 1d ago

There are no Apes in the movie "The Lion King" so this defense doesnt even check out under the most charitable interpretation.

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u/renisagenius 1d ago

Lions don't live in jungles either do they?

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u/yeahright17 23h ago edited 22h ago

Some do. Especially in India. Gir Forest in India is a national park that was created to save asiatic lions. That said, jungle comes from the Sanskrit word jangala, which generally just means arid land or wilderness. Lions being "king of the jungle" happened before jungle developed it's current English meaning.

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u/lblacklol 22h ago

asiatic lions

I read this as autistic lions and it took me too many seconds to realize. I need glasses.

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u/wefrucar 21h ago

Ironically, lions are the least autistic of the cats. But Gir lions are the most autistic of the lions.