Spineless Republican Rep. Mike Lawler was harder on “whoever created” the racist “meme” of the Obamas being depicted as apes then he was of Trump for reposting it. Lawler made an appearance on this Sunday’s This Week on ABC, and was asked by Jonathan Karl about this post on the evil bird site:
The President’s post is wrong and incredibly offensive — whether intentional or a mistake — and should be deleted immediately with an apology offered.
— Mike Lawler (@lawler4ny) February 6, 2026
Lawler gave an equally mealymouthed condemnation of Trump in response.
KARL: You were one of the very first Republicans to come out and condemn the president’s social media post that had those images of the Obamas as apes.
Here’s what you said: “The president’s post is wrong and incredibly offensive — whether intentional or a mistake — and should be deleted immediately with an apology offered.”
Now, after you said that, they were still defending it, but it did get deleted eventually after about 12 hours.
Should the president apologize?
