Parents Sue Trump and His Campaign Over Doctored ‘Racist Baby’ Video – By Virginia Chamlee (People) / Sept 18 2020
“These are children who did something beautiful to serve as an example and inspiration, and Trump chose to cavalierly and wantonly demolish that example,” an attorney for the plaintiffs says
Two New York City couples have filed suit against Donald Trump, his campaign and a conservative Kansas city social-media personality alleging emotional distress and humiliation following the president’s re-post of manipulated footage of their young children, PEOPLE confirms.
The complaint — filed Thursday in New York Supreme Court — is on behalf of Michael Cisneros and Alex Hanson, parents of a 3-year-old child, and Daniel and Erica McKenna, parents of another 3-year-old.
Those children — one white and one Black — were initially featured prominently last year in a widely-shared clip that shows them running toward one another to embrace before taking off down the street together.
Initially, the moment was shared by outlets who highlighted its heartwarming nature, but it took on new life this summer after being edited and re-shared by pro-Trump meme maker Logan Cook, according to the suit.
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