Critics from the right and left slammed President Donald Trump for posting a racist video on his social media on Feb. 5. The post was deleted, but it prompted some denouncements from across the political spectrum and put supporters back in the hot seat.

I watched the video. The tail end − which depicted the Obamas as apes − was crude, racist and in poor taste. The entire clip didn't even make sense because the first part of the video was about voting.

Trump explained to members of the media that he hadn't seen the whole video but didn't apologize for sharing it, even though his team took it down. I think Trump should have apologized. The fact that the video exists at all is awful.

I’m a conservative who voted for Trump. I don’t like everything he says and does. I wrestle with why and how Trump chooses to act the way he does. That social media incident is one example. In October, Trump posted an AI-generated video attacking Democrats. Social media is Trump's playground, and he is the 8-year-old immature bully.

But if the election were held today, I’d vote for him again, and so would millions of other Americans. That doesn't make us racist, bigots, weird or stupid. I reject the notion........

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