« That’s been lost. »Press Secretary Leavitt’s initial response to claims that the video was racist was to appear to tell the public not believe their eyes, saying: « This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from The Lion King.
« Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public. »
What has Trump said about the video?
The president also commented on the video as he told reporters that ‘of course’ he condemned the racist parts.
But when pressed on whether he would apologize, Trump said: « No, I didn’t make a mistake.
« I looked at the beginning of it. It was fine. »
He added: « I looked in the first part and it was really about voter fraud in, and the machines, how crooked it is, how disgusting it is.
« Then I gave it to the people. Generally, they’d look at the whole thing. But I guess somebody didn’t, and they posted. »
The US leader noted: « We took it down as soon as we found out about it. »
Trump later confirmed that the staffer in question had not been fired or disciplined.
Barack and Michelle Obama have both addressed rumors about their marriage falling apart.
The former president and first lady have been married for 31 years and share daughters Malia, 27, and Sasha, 24, together.
