The Republicans Against Trump account said the video showed "a racist image of Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys," adding, "There's no bottom."

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Luigi Mangione objected in court to facing back-to-back state and federal trials in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, calling the schedule "double jeopardy by any commonsense definition."

In a statement shared by the BBC and other news media, Leavitt described the clip -- which both Democrats and Republicans have criticized as racist -- as "an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from The Lion King."

Another account claimed that a Fortnite account under the same username showed activity in Israel dated to 2025 and wrote, "The profile went private shortly after going viral, which aligns with recent X discussions."

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A federal appeals court has delivered a legal victory to President Donald Trump's administration, allowing it to move forward with executive orders banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs across federal agencies and among government contractors. The plaintiffs argued that Trump's orders improperly directed federal agencies to eliminate DEI programs, required contractors and grant recipients to certify they do not operate such initiatives and instructed agencies to work with the Justice Department to deter and investigate DEI-related policies in the private sector.