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Bill Maher slams Trump ‘hypocrites’ for ‘lame’ excuses about racist clip depicting Obamas as apes

Bill Maher slams Trump ‘hypocrites’ for ‘lame’ excuses about racist clip depicting Obamas as apes

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Bill Maher ripped into the Trump administration on Real Time Friday for their “lame” defense of a racist post shared on the president’s Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The video showed the former president and first lady’s faces superimposed onto apes in a jungle, swaying side to side and smiling as the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” played in the background. Trump has since refused to apologize for sharing the video, which was later deleted, claiming he only watched part of it and blaming his staff. “Trump did a Roseanne,” Maher said Friday, referencing comedian Roseanne Barr, whose infamous tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett led to the cancellation of her sitcom Roseanne in 2018. “The defense, I thought, from the administration, was rather lame. They said, ‘He did not mean to hit share. He meant to hit like,’” …

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle slammed as hypocrites for ‘nuts’ reason | UK | News

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle slammed as hypocrites for ‘nuts’ reason | UK | News

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle face accusations of hypocrisy as critics blast them for posting “commercialised” pictures of son Prince Archie and daughter Princess Lilibet, while keeping their children’s faces hidden on social media in the name of “privacy”. Numerous people have branded Prince Harry a hypocrite, amongst other charges, for permitting his wife to share images of their children online, contradicting his previous statements about craving privacy. The Duke of Sussex’s appearance at the High Court in London last month, where he became visibly emotional whilst discussing how media intrusion has negatively affected both him and his wife, has only intensified criticism against him. Critics slam Sundance appearance days after court hearing Jetting off to the Sundance Film Festival mere days after his return from the UK drew condemnation; and permitting images of his children to appear on social media (albeit with their faces concealed) represents another controversy. “For Harry to go from the hearing – and pleading for privacy – to then go to Sundance just days after is nuts,” an insider told …