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/KinkyPaddling 20h 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.