{"id":2565877,"date":"2026-02-06T11:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-calls-on-trump-to-remove-obama-monkey-video-he-reposted\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:22:39","slug":"tim-scott-calls-on-trump-to-remove-obama-monkey-video-he-reposted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-calls-on-trump-to-remove-obama-monkey-video-he-reposted\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Scott calls on Trump to remove Obama monkey video he reposted"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-scott-calls-on-trump-to-remove-obama-monkey-video-he-reposted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2565877&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tim Scott (R-SC) urged President Donald Trump to remove a Truth Social video he reposted that depicted Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys, calling it \u201cthe most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-nick-cannon-gets-his-job-back-after-calling-white-people-savages-this-is-how-real-privilege-works\/\" title=\"WALSH: Nick Cannon Gets His Job Back After ... White People \u2018Savages.\u2019 This Is How Real Privilege Works.\">racist thing<\/a> I\u2019ve seen out of this White House.\u201d Scott said he hoped the video was fake in a post on X.The clip,which Trump shared,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >largely concerns election-counting technology<\/a> and ends with an apparent AI-generated image of the Obamas\u2019 faces photoshopped onto monkeys. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt described the video as an internet meme related to The Lion King. Rep.Mike Lawler (R-NY) joined Scott in calling for its deletion and an apology. Democratic leaders condemned the post, with Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) calling trump \u201cunwell.\u201d Leavitt urged an end to what she called fake outrage and to focus on matters affecting the public. Naomi Lim contributed to the report.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tim Scott calls on Trump to remove Obama monkey video he reposted: &lsquo;Most racist thing&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2495652\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-scott\/\">Tim Scott<\/a> (R-SC) has called on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">President Donald Trump <\/a>to remove a Truth Social video he reposted depicting former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\">Barack Obama<\/a> and first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Praying it was fake because it&rsquo;s the most racist thing I&rsquo;ve seen out of this White House,&rdquo; Scott posted on X. &ldquo;The President should remove it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4441093\/trump-signs-minibus-spending-bill-billions-dollars-earmarks\/\">Trump signs minibus spending bill with $6.5 billion in earmarks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4447780\/scott-bessent-chris-van-hollen-alex-pretti-second-amendment\/\">Bessent deflects Van Hollen&#8217;s attempt to corner him on Pretti&#8217;s Second Amendment right<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4447754\/scott-bessent-flak-democrats-affordability-senate-hearing\/\">Bessent takes flak from Democrats over affordability in Senate hearing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116021857490657707\">video<\/a> Trump posted on his Truth Social account was largely about election counting technology but concluded with a few seconds showing an apparent AI-generated image of the Obamas&rsquo; faces photoshopped onto two monkeys, a racist trope. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the video was an internet meme relating to <em>The Lion King<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) joined Scott in calling on the President to delete the video.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The President&rsquo;s post is wrong and incredibly offensive &mdash; whether intentional or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-media-will-debunk-trumps-debate-claims-then-brings-out-debunked-lying-dog-faced-pony-soldier-quote\/\" title=\"Biden Says Media Will Debunk ...&#039;s Debate Claims ... Then Brings Out Debunked &#039;Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldier&#039; Quote\">mistake &#038;mdash<\/a>; and should be deleted immediately with an apology offered,&rdquo; Lawler wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lawler4ny\/status\/2019792475230027868?s=20\">on X<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many Democratic leaders across the House, Senate, and state governments have denounced Trump&rsquo;s repost. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland under former President Obama, called Trump, &ldquo;unwell.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump greets the first week of Black History Month with one of the most racist things he&rsquo;s ever posted. This man is unwell,&rdquo; Beyer wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepDonBeyer\/status\/2019788726348427692?s=20\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the king of the jungle and Democrats as characters from <em>The Lion King<\/em>,&rdquo; Leavitt said. &ldquo;Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Naomi Lim contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Scott urges Trump to remove Obama monkey post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2565878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/debanking-scott.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5315,5894,73108,73107,3634],"class_list":["post-2565877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-obama","tag-politics","tag-repost","tag-timscott","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/debanking-scott.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2565877"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2565885,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565877\/revisions\/2565885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2565878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2565877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2565877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2565877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}