President Donald Trump has pulled down a racist video he posted against the 44th President of the United States of America, Barrack Obama.
Trump had earlier on Friday, posted on his Truth Social account a video depicting Barrack and Michelle Obama as apes.
Trump’s action had instantly sparked global outrage, with many mounting pressure on the American President to take it down.
Apparently bowing to pressure, Trump took down the video hours after it was posted online.
The White House, which initially defended the post, made a U-Turn by blaming a staff member for the video, explaining that it had been removed.
Before Trump’s removal of the video, Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, described the post as racist.
“Praying it was fake because it’s the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House. The President should remove it,” the chair of the Senate GOP campaign is committee, wrote on X.
CNN quoted a GOP Senate official as saying Republican lawmakers had called Trump to discuss the post with him.
