Republicans rarely criticize Donald Trump in his second term. A racist post briefly changed that.
Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, called the image the most racist thing he had seen.
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President Trump faced rare bipartisan backlash from Republican lawmakers after sharing a social media video containing a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama. While several GOP senators and representatives called for an apology, the White House attributed the post to a staffer's error.
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