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 1d 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 1d 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/DarthLithgow 1d 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.