US EditionWhite House Removes Trump Post Depicting Obamas as Monkeys, Says It Was Posted in Error
- Late Thursday night, President Donald Trump reposted a video on Truth Social at 11:44 p.m. ET that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, which remained visible Friday morning before deletion.
- The clip was part of dozens of overnight Truth Social reposts from a 62-second conservative video about alleged 2020 voting-machine tampering; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt initially defended it before a White House staffer said `A White House staffer erroneously made the post`.
- At about the 60-second mark, the clip shows a scene with the Obamas' faces imposed on primates, accompanied by 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' and a watermark linked to @xerias_x.
- The post drew bipartisan backlash, including from Republican Senator Tim Scott who called it 'the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House' and groups like Republicans Against Trump demanded removal.
- This adds to scrutiny of Trump's online reposting of memes and AI videos, linking the episode to election misinformation about the 2020 presidential election and Dominion Voting Systems' nearly $800 million settlement with Fox News.
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BREAKING: Amid Outrage, Trump Pulls Down 'racist' Video Against The Obamas
President Donald Trump has yanked off racist video he posted against the 44th President of the United States of America, Barrack Obama. Earlier on Friday, Trump posted a video depicting Barrack and Michelle Obama as apes on his Truth Social account. The action had sparked global outrage, with many mounting pressure on the American President to take it down. Apparently bowing to pressure, the video was taken down hours after it went live. Details…
White House takes down meme of Obamas posted on Trump social media and slammed as racist
Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Scott criticized President Donald Trump's use of a racist meme on social media. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday pulled down a social media post depicting former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys after members of Congress from both political par…
Trump posts and deletes racist Obama video, sparking outrage across the political spectrum
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., posted on X Friday morning that a video President Donald Trump shared depicting the Obamas as apes was “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House,” and that he prayed it was fake. Scott is the only Black Republican in the Senate. The video in question was a short clip depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes at the end of a video promoting conspiracy theories about…
‘The Most Racist Thing I’ve Seen Out of This White House’: Tim Scott Rips Trump Over One-Second Obama ‘Ape’ Clip
Tim Scott criticized Donald Trump on for making a now-deleted Truth Social post featuring a short clip of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama depicted as apes.
Video Posted by Trump Portrays Obamas as Apes
President Trump went on a Truth Social posting spree overnight, and one of the videos he put up includes a clip of Barack and Michelle Obama depicted as apes. Democrats are incredulous, while the White House is accusing them of "fake outrage." The details: The video: The clip of the...
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