President Trump called GOP Sen. Tim Scott after the South Carolina Republican publicly urged the president to remove a reposted video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) posted a rare critique of President Donald Trump Friday after the president shared a video depicting the Obamas as apes. The post Tim Scott Slams Trump’s Obama Ape Clip as ‘Most Racist Thing I’ve Seen Out of This White House’ first appeared on Mediaite.

President Trump called Sen. Tim Scott Friday after fallout from a “Lion King” meme video that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes posted to his Truth Social account – saying the senator “understood 100%.

President Donald Trump was allegedly not too fond of several GOP lawmakers who publicly condemned a racist video posted to his social media last week depicting the Obamas as apes, including U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala.

The GOP senator described the video as racist and urged the president to remove it.