President Donald Trump shared a racist video on his social media platform Thursday night that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, then removed it hours later amid bi-partisan outrage,

Donald Trump posted an election conspiracy video that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys.

Republican Senator Tim Scott - who is black - called for the president to remove the post, describing it as "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House".