That was White House spokesperson, Caroline Leavitt, responding to a video featuring a depiction of the Obamas as apes that Trump posed on Truth Social. Fake outrage? Really? Trump’s posting that video really angers me, but this response takes it to another level.

Trump has crossed so many red lines, which should have caused Republicans to abandon their support for him. This is another. For me, this has crossed a specific line as well. I’ve been somewhat circumspect about calling trump a racist, even though he’s repeatedly said and done racist things. This latest incident makes me feel foolish for even taking approach.

Trump responded to reporters on Air Force One about the incident, giving excuses that should insult an intelligent person who has followed Trump’s presidencies. Bottom line: he doesn’t apologize

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Friday, Mr. Trump said he only saw the beginning of the video. “I just looked at the first part, it was about voter fraud in some place, Georgia,” Mr. Trump said. “I didn’t see the whole thing.”

He then tried to deflect blame, suggesting he had given the link to someone else to post. “I gave it to the people, generally they’d look at the whole thing but I guess somebody didn’t,” he told reporters.

Still, Mr. Trump offered no contrition when pressed. “No, I didn’t make a mistake,” he said.

Here’s the video, with commentary from the Washington Examiner (right-leaning outlet):

I’ve been reading articles about ICEs activities in U.S. cities, but I didn’t really see this question addressed, which I think is critical. If ICE is primarily arresting immigrants who pose a danger to society, or committed serious crimes, ICE apprehending these individuals and then moving to deport them seems entirely justified. The rhetoric of the Trump administration suggests this is precisely what they’re doing, but is it true? I’m going to share some of the information I found.