The White House initially rejected 'fake outrage' over the video shared on Donald Trump's Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys. Nearly 12 hours after the post appeared, an official said that a staffer erroneously made the post and that it had been taken down.

The US president posted a racist video on Truth Social that included disproven allegations about ballot-counting

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's press office called on "every single Republican" to denounce the president over the clip.