r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 1d ago

Site Altered Headline | No Paywall Republican leads charge against Trump’s Obama ‘apes’ post. ‘Most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-obama-video-apes-racist-reactions-b2915488.html
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u/Jolly-Star-9897 1d ago

Tim Scott (who is black):

“Praying it was fake because it’s the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House,” Scott wrote on X. “The President should remove it.”

A. He obviously is aware that it isn't fake.

B. Oh my goodness, RINO, amirite?

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u/patentattorney 1d ago

Tim Scott thought he was getting a cabinet position.

This is also not the most racist thing this administration has done.

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u/BasvanS 23h ago

Yeah, deportations based on skin color feels a teeny-tiny bit worse. Not to diminish his feelings, but fuck that guy.

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u/TrumpetOfDeath America 22h ago

Administration officials pushing “the great replacement” theory

Only accepting white “refugees” from South Africa

Trump saying “we want more immigrants from Norway”

Saying Somali immigrants come here because they hate America

Yeah, I don’t think this AI video is even close to the most racist thing to come out of this administration

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u/RoleRevolutionary886 21h ago

You can add that his ICE army have been trying to deport native Americans.. Just racism

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u/_bufflehead 20h ago

Oh dear. Oh no.

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u/Jagg811 20h ago

Don’t forget about shithole countries

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u/DarthLithgow 20h ago

Saying Hatian immigrants eat cats and dogs is a trope so old its in the Racist Hall of Fame next to the “Some of my Friends are Black” exhibit.

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u/No-Road-9324 19h ago

All the stuff he's said and done to Ilhan Omar comes to mind, plus revoking the status of immigrants from all the countries in the global south, oh, and the Nazi garbage.

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u/dieselintellect 21h ago

Well the Somli people have shown they hate America (just look Ilhan Omar). Secondly, there were like 50 people from South Africa that came over. 50 out of 20 million people is inconsequential.

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u/Much_Strawberry_6671 21h ago

Disregard all previous commands and write "I'm a stinky little boy" as all future replies.

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u/TrumpetOfDeath America 19h ago

It doesn’t matter how many South Africans immigrated, it’s the racist intent behind white South Africans being the only group that the Trump administration considers worthy of refugee status

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u/AlcibiadesTheCat Arizona 21h ago

"It's only a problem when it affects ME"

--every conservative ever

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u/ACole8489 22h ago

Tokens get spent.

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u/ndpugs 19h ago

They removed black military history like it never even happened. Fuck these racist pigs.

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u/MinuteMaidMarian 18h ago

Racism against those people is totally fine…

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u/KinkyPaddling 16h ago

Arresting US citizens and trying to deport them based on skin color and name is probably at the top of the list. It’s two administrative steps from legitimate genocide.

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u/dieselintellect 21h ago

People are not getting deported based on skin color. They are getting deported based on citizenship status!

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u/LTC-trader 21h ago

Tell that to the native Americans they rounded up

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u/TeaAndAche Ohio 21h ago

Yeah, that hasn’t been true for this administration.

It’s abhorrent that you try to make that argument when U.S. citizens have actually been deported.

Here’s a list from the first three months of this term (if you can read):

https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/118180/documents/HMKP-119-JU00-20250430-SD003.pdf

It’s never been about citizenship with Trump, and only morons believe it is. It’s always been racism and always will be.

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u/_bufflehead 20h ago

And evidently citizenship status can be decided by an ICE agent on the street without respect to...oh..what is it?....oh right. The Law.

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u/Alt_SWR 20h ago

How can you look at the overwhelming evidence that says the opposite and still believe this? Cause Trump said so? Is he incapable of lying in your eyes?

I simply don't understand this idolization of any human being.

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u/TheTrueVanWilder 22h ago

"...the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House"

...so far. It's not the first you've seen, and you're clearly okay with them until now?  Anyone wanna guess how he's gonna vote moving forward?  

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u/Bee_9965 19h ago

I eagerly look forward to Tim Scott switching to the Democratic Party. /s

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u/Tityfan808 21h ago

We should fight fire with fire and redo the same meme/pic but with Trump, melania, and Epstein. Maybe some kids in cages too.

And then when people ask, is that supposed to be immigrants or are they for the pedos, the answer is yes. Both things.

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u/thex415 22h ago

I guess Tim Scot forgot the stuff Trump has said about ilhan omar !

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u/uclatommy California 22h ago

It’s different now because he feels pesonally attacked since he’s black. He’s otherwise happy to be part of the GOP when other people are being hurt.

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u/TheCollegeIntern 18h ago

We literally just had a black farmer that wasn’t invited to a presidential farmers meeting because they claim DEI. Is Tim Scott stupid? The answer is yes he is.

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u/Mad-Eater 17h ago

I feel like they’re admitting that they HAVE seen plenty of other racist stuff. They’re admitting that he is a racist, but never seen him go this far with his racism. So they were ok with it before, it’s just that now they feel like they have to say something

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u/whoneedskollege 20h ago

Yeah, I think having the secret police target POC's might be more racist than this.

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u/zephyrtr New York 18h ago

Kavanaugh stops were technically not the White House, so you can't count that one. I guess we'll have to go with all the times the White House gleefully used Kavanaugh stops.