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Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> doesn\u2019t feel like he needs to apologize after posting a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes, <\/p>\n On Thursday (February 5), the 79-year-old president posted a video on his Truth Social platform, which featured claims about voter fraud. At the end of the video, former President Barack Obama<\/strong><\/a> and former first lady Michelle Obama<\/strong><\/a> appeared with their faces superimposed over images of dancing apes. <\/p>\n The post has since been deleted after it sparked an uproar. However, while speaking to reporters on Friday (February 6), Trump<\/strong> made it clear that he doesn\u2019t think he is at fault. <\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The president told the press aboard Air Force One that he didn\u2019t feel like an apology was warranted, explaining, \u201cNo, I didn\u2019t make a mistake,\u201d according to NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n He alleged that he only watched the first part of the video before approving it to be posted, saying that part \u201cwas fine.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cI looked in the first part and it was really about voter fraud in, and the machines, how crooked it is, how disgusting it is,\u201d he said. \u201cThen I gave it to the people. Generally, they\u2019d look at the whole thing. But I guess somebody didn\u2019t, and they posted.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump<\/strong> said that \u201cof course\u201d he doesn\u2019t approve the video\u2019s racist undertones and that they \u201ctook it down as soon as [they] found out.\u201d <\/p>\n However, the White House previously defended the video with a statement from press secretary Karoline Leavitt<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from The Lion King<\/em>,\u201d she told PEOPLE<\/a>. \u201cPlease stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite her defense, in a follow-up statement, a White House staffer claimed that the video was posted \u201cerroneously\u201d <\/a>by a staffer. <\/p>\n If you missed it, Trump <\/strong>appears to be walking back a major promise<\/a> he made to Americans. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n