A staffer did it

The White House one hour ago: It's a meme video of the Lion King, stop with the fake outrage

The White House ten mins ago: It was erroneously posted by some staffer*

* a staffer apparently is allowed to post videos directly to Trump's account at all hours through the night?… https://t.co/Ik0kxypq1b

— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 6, 2026

When Leavitt was asked about it, she defended it & said there was nothing wrong with it.

Now after huge backlash they took it down & are blaming a staffer.

Because it’s always the staffers & advisors, never Trump himself. Even when it’s up on his personal account for 12 hours.

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 6, 2026

New defense: "The president had no knowledge of the offensive clip and did not post it. It was posted by one of the dozens of young Nazis the president and vice president have hired to do their communications for them."

— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 6, 2026