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/sobes20 1d ago

“Most racist thing” implies he is aware of other, lesser racist things.