What happened with the clip
President Donald Trump shared a video about alleged 2020 election fraud in Pennsylvania. At the end of that clip an autoplayed Lion King parody showed caricatures of public figures. The short screenshot that grabbed headlines showed the Obamas portrayed as primates. Other characters in the full parody included Vice President Kamala Harris depicted as a turtle and President Donald Trump as the lion. Social media and legacy outlets seized on the screenshot and treated it as a deliberate post rather than an autoplayed portion of a longer video about election integrity.
White House says media is missing the point
The White House pushed back, saying the coverage is meant to distract from the administration’s achievements. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt noted the focus should be on strong markets and economic milestones instead of a meme that auto-played. She described the clip as a meme from an AI Lion King parody and criticized the left of the press for making it headline news all day instead of reporting on positive economic indicators, including claims about the DOW hitting historic levels.
Trump’s answer to reporters aboard Air Force One
Reporters confronted President Donald Trump during a gaggle on Air Force One, asking who posted the clip and whether anyone would be fired. The president said he had viewed only the first part of the video, which was about voter fraud and machine problems, and that he gave it to the public for transparency. When asked if he would apologize, he refused, saying he did not make a mistake and that he reviews thousands of items and this was a take on The Lion King. He repeated that the item was about election issues and that the offending screenshot was part of an autoplay sequence.
Media reaction and what to watch next
The story exploded because it combined a cultural flashpoint, AI parody content, and a president known for provocative social posts. Critics argue the image was racist and should have been removed sooner. Supporters say the outrage is manufactured and meant to drown out the administration’s policy wins. Expect more coverage as both sides press their narratives and as platforms explain how autoplay and AI-generated clips can create misleading impressions.
WATCH: That "racist" clip everyone’s melting down over? It’s from an AI Lion King parody video that auto-scrolled on Trump’s feed. If you doubt the auto-scroll, watch the beginning of this video and then see the entire video that no one’s showing you.
Everyone’s an animal.… pic.twitter.com/40GOsEOCGj
— J. C. Okechukwu (@jcokechukwu) February 6, 2026
🚨 NEW: Karoline Leavitt CALLS OUT liberal media on coverage of Trump’s meme post: “It was a meme.. It was from a Lion King video. Leave it to the leftist media, of course, to talk about this all day rather than the DOW reaching 50,000 points for the first time.” pic.twitter.com/u2ZHrr7tzD
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) February 7, 2026
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