politics
February 7, 2026
Trump refuses to apologize for video depicting Obamas as monkeys
President Donald Trump declined to apologize for a video portraying former president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as gorillas shared on his Truth Social account Friday morning.
TL;DR
- Donald Trump refused to apologize for a video shared on Truth Social that portrayed Barack and Michelle Obama as gorillas.
- Trump stated he did not watch the entire video and only saw the beginning, which he found "fine."
- He claimed he was unaware of the offensive nature of the video and had no message for those offended.
- Trump defended his relationship with minority voters, calling himself the "least racist president" and asserting that Black voters have been "great to him."
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