Trump Deletes Racist Obama Video But Refuses Apology
February 7, 2026
2:58 am
President Donald Trump on Friday removed a controversial social media post that included racist imagery depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as cartoon apes, but said he would not apologize for sharing the content, even as the episode sparked swift bipartisan backlash and renewed scrutiny of the White House’s use of manipulated political media.
The video, which circulated for several hours before being taken down, primarily promoted false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Near its conclusion, the clip abruptly transitioned to altered imagery portraying the Obamas as apes, accompanied by …
