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Vance Says the Racist Video Posted by Trump About the Obamas “Is Not a Real Controversy”

Vice President J.D. Vance defended Trump’s refusal to apologize for a racist video post, calling it an oversight by a staffer and saying bigger issues deserve focus, Feb. 11.

  • Donald Trump posted a video on Truth Social showing Barack and Michelle Obama's faces on ape bodies, which many have called racist and which was widely condemned before being deleted after about 12 hours.
  • Vice President JD Vance said the video was posted by a White House staffer without full review and called it "not a real controversy.
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President Trump again defends racist video depicting Obamas as apes

"It's been shown all over the place long before that was part of it, but that was a very strong piece," Trump told reporters.

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Racist Trump post demands accountability

President Donald Trump says he knows nothing of the racist post that went out on his social media account. We're skeptical, considering the president's juvenile impulses and predilection for crudity. A meme depicting former President Barack and Michelle Obama as…

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KIFI broke the news in Idaho Falls, United States on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
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