On President Donald Trump's social media platform, someone in the administration — the White House offered different versions of how this happened -- posted a 62-second cartoon video set to the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."

This was posted on a Thursday night and, following cries of "racism," was removed by noon the following day. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the reaction "fake outrage." Trump said: "I guess during the end of it, there was some kind of picture people don't like. I wouldn't like it either, but I didn't see it. I just, I looked at the first part, and it was really about voter fraud."

Asked by a reporter if he condemns the racist part of the video, Trump said, "Of course I do."

The video shows Trump's head attached to a lion confidently strolling through the jungle. Other animals dance as the Trump lion saunters through. On the heads of the other animals are well-known Democrats, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former President Joe Biden, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, former Vice President Kamala Harris, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and others.

Near the end, for about one second, the video showed the heads of former President Barack Obama........

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