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He didn’t say it in a speech. That's true. He shared a video that depicted the Obamas that way, which is why people are reacting.
That distinction matters, but so does the history: depicting Black people as apes is a long-standing racist trope, which is why amplifying it carries weight beyond “just a meme.”
Any you think he writes all of his posts on his phone? Haven't you seen the videos were that is clearly not the case? He dictates posts but he doesnt write them. The video was something that was reposted so its not rocket science to say and think that hes telling the truth when he says he didnt do it
Literally the videos and documentaries from the last 10 years following him around showing that he doesnt post..... pretty basic.....
Plus I'd say 99.9% of Members on both sides and in both chambers don't have their official accounts on their phones they have burners on their phones and their comms staff has the device thats logged in.
It’s easy to treat this like a protest moment.
He was responding to Trump calling Barack and Michelle Obama “apes.”
That was the least he could have done.
The more interesting signal is inside the speech itself.
The word distribution tells you what’s being emphasized:
• America / American — 58
• people — 44
• border — 31
• security — 25
• war — 22
And what’s not there:
• education — 0
• democracy — 0
• climate — 0
• middle (as in middle class) — 0