The White House has deleted a post on Donald Trump’s social media account containing a video portraying former United States President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama as apes.
The video triggered a backlash from American politicians, including from Trump’s own Republican Party.
After initially defending the post, the White House removed the post from Trump’s account in response to backlash, according to the BBC.
A White House official stated that a staff member had mistakenly posted the video.
Trump himself has stated that he did not see the full video prior to it being posted and according to ABC News Australia, he refused to apologize, stating “I didn’t make a mistake. I mean, I give – I look at a lot – thousands of things.”
