Donald Trump received rare blowback from Republican lawmakers over a video posted to social media that included a racist image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, depicted as primates.

Since Trump’s return to the White House, Republican lawmakers have treaded carefully when disagreeing with the president, often communicating their concerns in private for fear of suffering his wrath.

But the swift calls to remove the post, which also echoed false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, represented a rare moment of bipartisan backlash to Trump’s actions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

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    1 day ago

    The one that didn’t elect a life long rapist pedophile snuff film aficionado grifter who dodged the draft and has turned your country into a fascist regime.

    • Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works
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      7 hours ago

      Hard to confirm without you saying which one. But whatever, you seem like an annoying troll so I’m going to just block you and move on