Senator Asks Trump to Delete Viral Ape Meme, Because Civility Still Has Limits
KEY POINTS
- ā¢Sen. Tim Scott, the sole Black GOP senator, urged President Trump on Friday to delete his 'most racist' social media post.
- ā¢Trump posted an 11:44pm Thursday AI meme video showing former President Obama and Michelle Obama as apes.
- ā¢White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the post as a funny Lion King reference despite historic racist connotations.
On Friday, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the only Black Republican in the Senate and head honcho of the GOP's Senate campaign squad, publicly begged former President Trump to pull a late-night 11:44pm AI meme post depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apesābecause yes, Trump's still rewriting primate history. Trumpās 'King of the Jungle' video, hilariously justified by press secretary Karoline Leavitt as innocent Lion King fan art, reignited historically toxic tropes that make a stained T-shirt look clean. Scott called the post 'the most racist thing Iāve seen out of this White House'āa bold statement from a crew often busy sending coded tweets, not calls to delete.
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Tim Scott telling Trump to delete ape memes is like ordering a pyromaniac to stop barbecue night because the fire's a little too literal.
Trump posting ape memes at 11:44pm means the only king of the jungle is his sleep scheduleāabsolutely wild and unhinged.
Tim Scott calling out Trumpās race baiting is vintage GOP optics: shocked, bewildered, then back to foxholes next Tuesday.
Source: Axios | Published: 2/6/2026 | Author: Justin Green
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