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华盛顿 — 周五，共和党议员谴责特朗普总统分享了一段将前总统巴拉克·奥巴马和前第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马描绘成类人猿的视频。
在最初的强烈反对后，白宫移除了该视频，但批评声浪持续不断。
多名共和党议员公开敦促总统删除该视频，其中包括南卡罗来纳州参议员蒂姆·斯科特（Tim Scott），他是参议院中唯一的黑人共和党人。
“祈祷这是假的，因为这是我在白宫看到的最具种族主义色彩的内容，”领导参议院共和党竞选机构的斯科特写道，“总统应该删除它。”
白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特（Karoline Leavitt）最初为该视频辩护，称其放大了关于2020年总统选举的虚假言论。利维特表示，这段将奥巴马夫妇的头部编辑到类人猿身体上的视频是一段“网络迷因视频”，其中将特朗普描绘成“丛林之王”，民主党人则被塑造成《狮子王》中的角色。
内布拉斯加州共和党参议员皮特·里克特（Pete Ricketts）表示：“即使这是一段《狮子王》迷因视频，理智的人也能看出其中的种族主义背景。白宫应该像任何人犯错时那样：删除该视频并道歉。”
纽约州共和党众议员迈克·劳勒（Mike Lawler）称该帖子“错误且极具冒犯性”。密西西比州共和党参议员罗杰·威克（Roger Wicker）表示这“完全不可接受”。两人都表示特朗普应该道歉。
在特朗普周四晚间发布该帖子后，周五下午帖子被移除，数名共和党人随后表达了谴责。一名白宫官员称，一名工作人员“错误地发布了该帖子”。
缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯（Susan Collins）称其“令人震惊”。阿拉斯加州共和党参议员丹·沙利文（Dan Sullivan）表示，他很高兴白宫移除了这个“冒犯性”帖子。
阿拉巴马州共和党参议员凯蒂·布里特（Katie Britt）表示，该视频“一开始就不应该被发布，这不符合我们作为一个国家的形象”。堪萨斯州共和党参议员杰瑞·莫里恩（Jerry Moran）写道，该帖子“充满种族主义和冒犯性，不符合我们作为一个国家的形象”。路易斯安那州共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪（Bill Cassidy）称其“传递了错误的信息，尽管其最初意图可能并非如此”。
犹他州共和党参议员约翰·柯蒂斯（John Curtis）与同事们持类似观点，称该帖子“公然具有种族主义且不可原谅”。
“它永远不应该被发布或留存如此之久，”柯蒂斯说。
俄亥俄州共和党众议员迈克·特纳（Mike Turner）也加入了谴责：“我认为没有必要回应白宫发表的每一个煽动性言论。然而，发布前总统巴拉克和第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马的种族主义形象是冒犯性的、令人心碎的且不可接受的。特朗普总统应该道歉。”
密歇根州共和党众议员、黑人约翰·詹姆斯（John James）为总统辩护称其“不是种族主义者”，但表示他对该帖子“感到震惊和愤怒”。
“我很高兴看到这些垃圾内容被下架，”他说。
周五下午，犹他州共和党众议员伯吉斯·欧文斯（Burgess Owens）也加入了声讨，称“我们所有人都有责任在制作和传播内容时谨慎行事、运用良好的判断力”。
“这些形象极具冒犯性且不合时宜，作为一名黑人，我觉得尤其令人不安，”他表示，“它本不应该被分享甚至被创作，我很高兴它已经被删除。”
阿肯色州共和党众议员弗伦奇·希尔（French Hill）也表示，他很高兴该帖子被移除，并解释说“种族主义和非人道言论在我们国家没有立足之地。每个美国人都应得到尊严和尊重。”
克里斯汀·布朗（Kristin Brown）为本报道撰稿。
Republicans condemn Trump’s racist video portraying the Obamas as apes
February 6, 2026 / 5:01 PM EST / CBS News
Washington — Republican lawmakers condemned President Trump on Friday for sharing a video that portrayed former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
Several GOP lawmakers publicly urged the president to remove it, including Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who is the only Black Republican in the Senate.
“Praying it was fake because it’s the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House,” wrote Scott, who leads Senate Republicans’ campaign arm. “The President should remove it.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt initially defended the video, which amplified false claims about the 2020 presidential election. Leavitt said the footage that showed the Obamas’ heads edited onto the bodies of apes was part of an “internet meme video” that portrayed Mr. Trump as “King of the Jungle” and Democrats as characters from the Lion King.
Sen. Pete Ricketts, a Nebraska Republican, said: “Even if this was a Lion King meme, a reasonable person sees the racist context to this. The White House should do what anyone does when they make a mistake: remove this and apologize.”
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler of New York called the post “wrong and incredibly offensive.” Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, said it was “totally unacceptable.” Both said Mr. Trump should apologize.
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Several shared their condemnation after the post — which was shared by Mr. Trump on Thursday night — was removed Friday afternoon. A White House official said a staffer “erroneously made the post.”
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said it was “appalling.” Sen. Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican, said he was glad the White House removed the “offensive” post.
Sen. Katie Britt, an Alabama Republican, said the video “should have never been posted to begin with, and is not who we are as a nation.” Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, wrote that the post was “racist and offensive and not who we are as a nation.” Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, said it “sent the wrong message despite how it may have been originally intended.”
Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah shared a similar sentiment as his colleagues, referring to the post as “blatantly racist and inexcusable.”
“It should never have been posted or left published for so long,” Curtis said.
GOP Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio also weighed in: “I do not feel the need to respond to every inflammatory statement made by the White House. However, the release of racist images of former President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama is offensive, heart breaking, and unacceptable. President Trump should apologize.”
GOP Rep. John James of Michigan, who is Black, defended the president as “not racist,” but said he was “shocked and appalled” by the post.
“I’m glad to see that trash has been taken down,” he said.
Rep. Burgess Owens, a Utah Republican, added to the chorus on Friday afternoon, saying “we all have a responsibility to use care and good judgment with the content we produce and distribute.”
“The imagery was wildly offensive and inappropriate, and as a Black man, I find it especially troubling,” he said. “It never should have been shared or even created, and I’m glad it has been taken down.”
GOP Rep. French Hill of Arkansas also said he was glad the post was removed, explaining that “racism and dehumanizing rhetoric have no place in our country. Every American deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.”
Kristin Brown contributed to this report.
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