Former United States President Donald Trump has insisted he made no mistake by sharing a video on his official Truth Social account that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.

Speaking late Friday to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he does not believe he owes an apology for the post, despite widespread criticism.

“I didn’t make a mistake,” Trump said when questioned about the video.

He explained that he did not watch the entire clip before it was shared, claiming his attention was focused on what he described as allegations of voter fraud.

“I didn’t see the whole thing. I looked at the first part, and it was really about voter fraud in the machines, how crooked it is, how disgusting it is,” Trump said.

“Then I gave it to the people. Generally, they look at the whole thing. But I guess somebody didn’t.”

When pressed on whether he condemned the racist imagery contained in the video, Trump responded, “Of course I do.”

The video, which was posted late Thursday, promoted conspiracy theories about voting machines used in the 2020 U.S. presidential election and included racist depictions of the Obamas. It remained on Trump’s Truth Social account for approximately 12 hours before being deleted on Friday morning.

Its removal followed widespread bipartisan condemnation and calls for the post to be taken down.

Earlier on Friday, the White House appeared to defend the video in an emailed statement issued by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

“This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from The Lion King,” Leavitt said.

“Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”

However, hours after the statement was released, the video was removed from Trump’s official Truth Social page.

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