- Rep. Mike Haridopolos dodged CNN's John Berman's question about Trump's racist post, changing the subject instead of condemning the video that portrayed former President Barack Obama and his wife as apes.
- The video, shared on Trump's Truth Social platform during Black History Month, has been denounced by a few Republicans, with some calling for Trump to apologize, although an apology is unlikely from the former president.
- CNN's John Berman directly asked Rep. Haridopolos if a president should send such a message to millions, highlighting the offensive image and its implications for voter ID and election reform discussions.
JUSTICE MATTERS
Sources such as PBS NewsHour and New York Times downplay the incident, with PBS NewsHour merely stating that the White House "defended and then removed a racist depiction of the Obamas" without elaborating on the content, while the New York Times describes it as a "video clip" that caused an outcry. In contrast, Crooks and Liars and BBC provide more detail, with Crooks and Liars describing the post as "overtly racist" and BBC quoting Republican Senator Tim Scott's strong condemnation. This difference in framing obscures the severity of the incident and the strong reactions it provoked, with sources like PBS NewsHour and New York Times using more sanitized language, such as "racist depiction" instead of "overtly racist image of the former first lady and the president as apes".
Cross-referenced with: PBS NewsHour, New York Times, BBC
EPSTEIN FILES NOTE
Donald Trump appeared in flight logs, black book, emails, and photos released by the DOJ.
