Late Thursday night, President Donald Trump posted a short video which included a horrifically racist image portraying former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as apes.

This was ugly and inexcusable, but not exactly a surprise. Trump has been a vile racist for his entire adult life and has said and promoted vile racism over his last 10 years in and out of the White House. This time, though, was different — not really because of the content, but because of the backlash from within his own party.

The video and its racism were denounced by a wide range of Republicans, including staunch Trump allies. As far as the GOP is concerned, the disgusting video seems to be the worst thing Trump has done since the 2021 insurrection.

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    10 hours ago

    They haven’t “woken up” that’s the entire point I’m trying to make.

    trump posting this video distracts from Epstein, but what’s more distracting is some Republicans who are in the greatest threat of losing their seats getting a chance to distance from trump. Which starts another cycle of people talking about it instead of Epstein.

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      10 hours ago

      They haven’t “woken up” that’s the entire point I’m trying to make.

      Oh my god, it was a figure of speech.

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          10 hours ago

          Who gives a shit? This was my point that you ignored: “The GOP have been silent during this entire Epstein saga. This has to do with them losing in special elections.”

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            9 hours ago

            Right…

            And there’s even more wrong with that comment than what I pointed out…

            But if explaining one thing is this difficult, why the fuck would I try explaining multiple things at once to you?

            Hell, at this point I don’t think I’ll ever be able to help you understand anything.

            You’re on your own bud, best of luck