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BumRushDaShow

(167,106 posts)
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 07:14 PM 7 hrs ago

AUTOPEN!' Newsom Skewers Trump's Claim An Aide Is Posting For Him

Source: MEDIAite

Feb 6th, 2026, 2:01 pm


California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) press office took the White House claim that Donald Trump wasn’t responsible for a racist social media post depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes— and ran with it Friday.

The post included baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and a short video clip of the Obamas’ faces superimposed on the bodies of simians. It immediately drew widespread condemnation from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as well as from prominent members of the media.

After Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt initially brushed off the outrage as “fake,” the administration apparently felt forced to pivot.

CNN White House correspondent Alayna Treene reported, “The White House has now taken down the post. A senior WH official tells me: ‘A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down.'” Treene added, “It was up for 12 hours.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/autopen-newsom-skewers-trumps-claim-an-aide-is-posting-for-him/



WOW! WHITE HOUSE SAYS TRUMP DOESN’T WRITE HIS OWN TWEETS???

AUTOPEN!

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UPDATE: Racist video of Obamas removed from Trump social account

A White House official blamed a staffer for erroneously posting the video.

https://axios.com/2026/02/06/trump-racist-video-barack-michelle-obama-truth-social
12:43 PM · Feb 6, 2026




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AUTOPEN!' Newsom Skewers Trump's Claim An Aide Is Posting For Him (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago OP
Autopen is the real culprit ... yeah that's the ticket! FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #1
Is that what "staffer" means now? ananda 6 hrs ago #3
ONLY his MAGAt fan club believe his constant, easily transparent, never-ending LIES. MLWR 6 hrs ago #2
Can we request... littlemissmartypants 5 hrs ago #4

FakeNoose

(40,705 posts)
1. Autopen is the real culprit ... yeah that's the ticket!
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 07:19 PM
7 hrs ago

It wasn't even an original tweet. Chump-autopen retweeted this slop from one of the MAGA-loons.

littlemissmartypants

(32,802 posts)
4. Can we request...
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 08:50 PM
5 hrs ago

That the "true author" be flogged in the public square or perhaps put into the stocks for 24 hours?

Public shame can be very effective in some cases.



Paris, 1944: French women accused of collaboration with Nazis had their heads shaved and were paraded through the streets barefoot.



Bilboes used as public punishment in former times combined physical discomfort with public humiliation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_humiliation

Oops. Forgot the thingy:


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