US EditionCongresswoman Should Condemn Trump’s Racist ‘Meme’ (Letter to the Editor)
The video stayed online for about 12 hours, prompting criticism from the Congressional Black Caucus and Republicans over the White House's shifting responses and blame on a staffer.
- On Feb. 5, President posted a roughly 62-second video on Truth Social showing the Obamas' faces on primates, which was deleted after about 12 hours amid backlash.
- The post was part of a series amplifying false 2020 election claims and was shared during the first week of Black History Month, while the White House said an unnamed staffer shared it in error.
- Congressional Black Caucus chair Yvette Clarke told the AP the White House gave shifting responses and offered no outreach, while Trump said he passed the content to aides and did not see the offensive ending.
- U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said a clear and unequivocal apology is owed, and dozens of Montgomery County elected officials condemned the post, urging accountability.
- The depiction invoked a historical racist trope, critics warned it could reverberate into upcoming election cycles and observers said it exposed failures in digital platforms and White House content oversight.
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Views from the nation’s press
The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) on how Black history is an integral part of American history: The sharing of a racist meme on the Truth Social account of President Donald Trump is sadly predictable. But as the United States honors the contributions of Black Americans to our history and our culture this month, a greater concern is the Trump administration’s systematic erasure of those contributions. Last week, in the midst of Black History Month…
Congresswoman should condemn Trump’s racist ‘meme’ (letter to the editor)
As a constituent of New York’s 11th District, I am writing to express my profound outrage regarding the recent video shared by President Trump, which depicted former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. This imagery is not “just a meme” — it is a centuries-old racist trope designed to dehumanize Black people. What is equally disappointing is the silence of Representative Nicole Malliotakis. Several of her Republican coll…
Letters for Feb. 12: Decency must be demanded from the president
Racist imagery I am writing out of deep alarm over President Donald Trump’s recent Truth Social post depicting former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in demeaning, racist imagery. This is not political theater or tasteless humor. It is a hate-fueled, racially motivated attack on a former president, on minorities and on vulnerable communities. It should disturb every American who believes in the promise of this nation and the…
Trump's Post to Prove He's 'Not Racist' Misfires Wildly
President Donald Trump's bid to rebut claims of racism has exploded into a major political controversy after a social media post he shared that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama in deeply offensive imagery drew widespread condemnation.In a series of posts on his Truth Social account, Trump sought to portray himself as not racist by highlighting past associations with prominent Black figures. That effort,…
Trump Shares Racist Meme: Targeting Obamas Caller Demands Accountability. Host flips the script.
Trump Shares Racist Meme: Targeting Obamas Caller Demands Accountability. Host flips the script. The post Trump Shares Racist Meme: Targeting Obamas Caller Demands Accountability. Host flips the script. appeared first on EgbertoWillies.com.
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