politics
February 6, 2026
Video with racist imagery of Obamas taken down from Trump’s social media after Democratic outrage
Only a smattering of Republicans spoke out about clip in which Obamas’ faces were superimposed on bodies of apes
TL;DR
- Donald Trump posted a video on Truth Social that superimposed the faces of Barack and Michelle Obama onto the bodies of apes.
- The video was part of a longer clip promoting false claims about the 2020 election being stolen.
- Democrats, including Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, strongly condemned the video as racist and demanded Republican responses.
- Only a few Republicans, such as Tim Scott and Mike Lawler, spoke out against the video, while party leadership remained silent.
- The White House initially defended the post, then claimed it was a staffer's mistake and took it down.
- The NAACP rejected the White House's explanation, calling the video "blatantly racist, disgusting, and utterly despicable."
- The video's content amplified false claims about Dominion Voting Systems and the 2020 election.
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