Donald Trump has offered up a bizarre new excuse for posting a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes, claiming it was justified because the clip had already gone viral. The president also admitted that none of his staffers had been disciplined over the matter,

Donald Trump said that a staffer has not been fired in the fallout after a video was posted to the president’s Truth Social account that featured a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.

Barack Obama broke his silence on Trump posting a video depicting both him and his wife Michelle Obama as apes, arguing there is a lack of "shame" among MAGA.

It’s been shown all over the place long before that was part of it, but that was a very strong piece,” Trump told reporters during White House press conference. President Donald Trump did not express remorse and defended the racist video he posted last week that depicted former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.

President Donald Trump is raging privately at allies who called out his racist video post, according to CNN White House sources.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he hasn't disciplined or fired the staffer he and the White House say posted the video on his social media platform that included a racist animation of the Obamas.

The AI video, which Trump uploaded to his Truth Social account on Feb. 6, the Obamas' faces are edited onto the bodies of gorillas.

President briefly touched on the clip featuring the Obamas as monkeys, which ignited a political firestorm and widespread claims of racism, instead praising the longer video it was attached to as a