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Republican Chair Faces Backlash Over Offensive AI Video

10/27/2025

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Hardin County Republican Party chair Bobbie Coleman posted an AI video depicting former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes and President Donald Trump as a lion.
The video was deleted after sparking outrage.
The Republican Party of Kentucky condemned the video and said it is investigating the incident.
Coleman said she does not engage with racist tropes.
She expressed regret for amplifying offensive imagery.

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Hardin County Republican Party chair Bobbie Coleman posted an AI video depicting former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes and President Donald Trump as a lion.
The video was deleted after sparking outrage.
The Republican Party of Kentucky condemned the video and said it is investigating the incident.
Coleman said she does not engage with racist tropes.
She expressed regret for amplifying offensive imagery.