US EditionObama Reacts to Trump’s AI Video Depicting Him as an Ape: ‘There Doesn’t Seem to Be Any Shame About This’
Obama condemned the racist AI video shared by Trump as a distraction amid political hostility, noting most Americans find such conduct deeply troubling, he said in a podcast interview.
- On Feb 5, the Truth Social account posted an AI video showing Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, which was deleted after nearly 12 hours amid bipartisan outrage, and Obama addressed the incident in a podcast released Saturday.
- Appended to a longer post about alleged 2020 election fraud, the ape clip was traced to an X post by meme creator Xerias and blamed on an unnamed White House staffer.
- Speaking to Cohen, Obama said there is little shame among those who once valued decorum, describing the online environment as a 'clown show' and criticizing the loss of propriety in public life.
- Several Republican senators, including Senator Tim Scott and Senator Roger Wicker, condemned the post, while Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, said it was shared 'erroneously' by a staffer.
- The episode has intensified concerns about AI-generated content, racist tropes linked to The Lion King imagery, and deteriorating norms amid disputes over immigration operations and the Department of Homeland Security's Feb 14 partial shutdown.
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Former US President Barack Obama commented for the first time on a video published by Donald Trump, in which he and his wife Michelle were portrayed as monkeys.
Obama fires back at Trump over ‘deeply troubling’ video depicting him as an ape
Former President Barack Obama broke his silence on the since-deleted disturbing meme video clip posted on President Trump's Truth Social depicting him and the former first lady as apes.
Obama says 'respect for the office' lost after Trump shares racist ape video
Former President Barack Obama said a “clown show” is happening on social media and television in response to a viral video President Donald Trump shared on Truth Social. Trump took down an election conspiracy video from his social media earlier this month after it generated mass controversy, as it included a racist stereotype, portraying Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The former president reacted to the video by saying most …
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