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President Donald Trump refused to apologize after a now-deleted Truth Social post depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, and he blamed a staffer for the upload.

New York Times
Fake Post About Racist Video Looked to Be Trump’s on Truth Social

The post, which spread widely, appeared to describe the president’s rationale for deleting a racist video about the Obamas that he had shared.

Fake Post About Racist Video Looked to Be Trump’s on Truth Social
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theonion.com
Trump Defends Racist Video As Racist
Trump Defends Racist Video As Racist
theonion.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM

by John McLaren

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Even Trent would have looked at Trump’s video and said “Whoa, dude, that’s really racist!!”
February 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM

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Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media. The clip appeared during one of the 79-year-old US president’s increasingly frequent late-night posting sprees to his Truth Social account, and show...

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Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media
Only a smattering of Republicans spoke out about clip in which Obamas’ faces were superimposed on bodies of apes
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February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM

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npr.org
Trump's racist post came at the end of a minute-long video promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. After deleting the post, Trump told reporters he "didn't make a mistake."
Trump refuses to apologize after posting racist meme of the Obamas
Trump's racist post came at the end of a minute-long video promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. After deleting the post, Trump told reporters he "didn't make a mistake."
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February 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The Independent
Bill Maher slams Trump ‘hypocrites’ for ‘lame’ excuses about racist clip depicting Obamas as apes

Trump has refused to apologize for the video, which was shared from his Truth Social account

Bill Maher slams Trump ‘hypocrites’ for ‘lame’ excuses about racist clip depicting Obamas as apes
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by Dean Baker

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ABC
«Inaceptable»: escándalo entre los republicanos por el vídeo racista de Trump

«Racista». Donald Trump convive con esa acusación por parte de muchos de sus rivales, y la combate con rotundidad. Pero el presidente de EE. UU. echó combustible a las acusaciones con el vídeo que compartió en la madrugada del viernes en su red social. En el montaje, en el que él aparece como 'Rey de la Jungla', su antecesor, Barack Obama, y la ex primera dama, Michelle Obama, son retratados como monos. Los Obama, que siguen siendo muy populares en buena parte de EE. UU. , han sido una obsesión para Trump. Su desembarco en política en 2015 vino calentado con una acusación de aroma racista: que Obama era un presidente ilegítimo, porque había nacido en Kenia, no en EE. UU. (falso, pero le sirvió para ganar protagonismo). Este vídeo va mucho más allá. La representación de personas de raza negra como simios es un viejo ataque racista, desparecido de la vida pública en EE. UU. , excepto en los estercoleros de las redes sociales. A ellos acudió el presidente

«Inaceptable»: escándalo entre los republicanos por el vídeo racista de Trump
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by W. Andy Knight

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It’s unfortunate that the current president of the USA is a racist, convicted felon, who lies when he opens his mouth. But what’s even more bizarre is that about 30% of the American population supports him.
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I guess the POS never saw the Lion King.. there are no apes featured in that movie.

Coincidentally he put his vile racist message in time for Black History Month.

He knew exactly what he was doing. 🤬
February 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Die Zeit
Barack und Michelle Obama: Donald Trump lehnt Entschuldigung für rassistischen Post ab

Trotz Kritik will sich der US-Präsident nicht für ein rassistisches Video über die Obamas entschuldigen. Er sei der "am wenigsten rassistische Präsident" seit Langem.

Barack und Michelle Obama: Donald Trump lehnt Entschuldigung für rassistischen Post ab
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Die Zeit
Barack und Michelle Obama: Donald Trump lehnt Entschuldigung für rassistischen Post ab

Trotz Kritik will sich der US-Präsident nicht für ein rassistisches Video über die Obamas entschuldigen. Er sei der "am wenigsten rassistische Präsident" seit Langem.

Barack und Michelle Obama: Donald Trump lehnt Entschuldigung für rassistischen Post ab
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by Michael E. Mann

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The Guardian
Trump shifts blame to aide as he refuses to apologize for racist video of Obamas

After first dismissing uproar over depiction of Obamas as apes, White House then said it was erroneously posted by staffer Donald Trump said on Friday he made the call to post a now-deleted video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes but deflected blame for the move, causing new speculation in his orbit about whether the blame lay with the president or his aide Natalie Harp. The brief clip, shared late Thursday night on Trump’s Truth Social account, appeared in a video pushing conspiracies about the 2020 election. Invoking racist tropes, the video depicted the Obamas’ faces superimposed on the bodies of cartoon apes dancing to The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Continue reading. . .

Trump shifts blame to aide as he refuses to apologize for racist video of Obamas
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by David Darmofal

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Wow. Trump was so racist yesterday that even the Southern Baptist Convention denounced his action. Though, get a load of the “deemed racist” in the headline, as though it wasn’t clearly racist.
Social media post deemed racist receives Southern Baptist response | Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (BP) – Southern Baptist leaders pointed to the evils of racism following a now deleted post on Pres. Trump’s social media page Friday.
www.baptistpress.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Handelsblatt
Racism accusations: Racist post - Trump sees no fault in himself

A post on Trump's social media account shows a racist depiction of the Obamas. It has sparked strong criticism. It is not the first such case.

Racism accusations: Racist post - Trump sees no fault in himself
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Current state of Republican Party politics: The president posted an image of the first black president and First Lady as apes; no one at the White House will publicly say that is not appropriate; the most likely person to face consequences is the party’s sole black senator — for calling it “racist.”
February 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The Guardian
Trump posted something blatantly racist? What a surprise | Arwa Mahdawi

The Obama video should take a toll on the president’s political career - but of course it won’t Despite Donald Trump’s war on woke, he hasn’t (yet) made Black History Month illegal. In fact, on Tuesday the president issued a proclamation declaring February 2026 to be a celebration of Black history and called “upon public officials, educators, librarians, and all the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities”. Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading. . .

Trump posted something blatantly racist? What a surprise | Arwa Mahdawi
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Público
Trump Refuses to Apologize to the Obama Couple: I Am the Least Racist President

The U.S. president blames his staff for releasing a video in which the former presidential couple was depicted as a pair of monkeys.

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I never thought I would see a US president post a video containing such an unquestionably racist image | US News

https://www.europesays.com/2761492/

When I first saw the image of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes come across my social media…
I never thought I would see a US president post a video containing such an unquestionably racist image | US News - EUROPE SAYS
When I first saw the image of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes come across my social media I thought it must have been fake.
www.europesays.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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