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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
Chapter 2: What did President Trump say about the controversial video?
President Trump says he didn't know a video he instructed his staff to post on social media contained an overtly racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama. But as NPR's Tamara Keith reports, he also isn't apologizing.
The AI-generated image of Barack and Michelle Obama's heads on ape bodies doesn't come until near the end of the two-minute video.
And I didn't see the whole thing. I guess during the end of it, there was some kind of a picture that people don't like. I wouldn't like it either, but I didn't see it. I just I looked at the first part.
Trump says he did instruct staff to post the video to his account.
Nobody knew that that was at the end. If they would have looked, they would have seen it, and probably they would have had the sense to take it down.
Still, Trump says he isn't firing anyone, doesn't need to apologize, and didn't make a mistake. The video was ultimately taken down. Tamara Keith, NPR News, Palm Beach, Florida.
Some political content creators on TikTok are voicing concerns about bias in the platform's algorithm, especially since control shifted to U.S. companies with ties to the Trump administration. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports that's raising alarms ahead of the November midterm elections.
Aaron Parnas has nearly 5 million followers on TikTok. He's one of many creators who worry their political content is being suppressed.
I'm already seeing this platform kind of mess with the algorithm. I'm seeing my videos kind of being messed with already.
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