Trump Faces Backlash Over Racist Video Post

US President Donald Trump has stirred controversy by sharing a social media video containing a racist clip of Barack and Michelle Obama. The footage portrayed them as apes and was featured at the end of a video discussing alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election.

This action prompted Republican Senator Tim Scott, who is black, to urge Trump's removal of the post, deeming it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House." Initially, the White House defended the video as an internet meme and dismissed criticism as "fake outrage." However, growing pressure from Republican senators led to the clip’s removal from Trump's Truth Social account. A White House representative claimed a staffer had "erroneously" posted it.

The clip also depicted other Democrats as animals, including Joe Biden as an ape. The Obamas have yet to comment, but the video’s distribution sparked fierce criticism, both publicly and within Trump’s party.

Senator Scott expressed his hope that the post was fake, reinforcing the racism he perceived. Meanwhile, Republican Mike Lawler condemned the post as "incredibly offensive" and called for its immediate removal.

Utah Senator John Curtis further criticized it as "blatantly racist." Reports indicated concerns about account access and post approval processes after Florida representative Byron Donalds contacted the White House, learning a staffer "let the president down."

The White House Press Secretary defended the post, urging a focus on more pressing issues. Nonetheless, Derrick Johnson from the NAACP called it "disgusting," suggesting a distraction from other controversies like the Epstein case.

Criticism extended beyond politicians. Ben Rhodes, a former Obama adviser, remarked on Trump's tarnished reputation compared to the Obamas’ legacy. Several lawmakers, including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and California Governor Gavin Newsom, harshly criticized Trump's behavior.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries described Trump as "vile," demanding Republicans denounce Trump’s actions. The debunked election claims in the video, part of a minute-long post, further fueled discontent. Trump's history of unfounded attacks on Obama, including false birther claims, added context to the uproar.

The incident underscores persistent tensions surrounding Trump’s rhetoric and highlights ongoing debates over race, leadership, and accountability in the political arena.

Key Takeaways

• Trump’s video sparked bipartisan outrage for racism.

• The White House claimed a staffer made an error.

• Calls for denouncement and accountability intensified.

  

Adapted by ASEAN Now from Source 2026-02.06

 

 

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Classic Trump - post something overtly racist, deny responsibility, blame a nameless staffer, then accuse everyone else of “fake outrage”.

Portraying the Obamas as apes isn’t a simple meme, it’s outright racism!

The fact that it takes a Republican senator to point this out says a lot about how low the bar has sunk.

And the pathetic excuse? A staffer “erroneously” posted it. Funny how these so-called errors always align perfectly with Trump’s long, and well-documented history of racism and conspiracy peddling.

At this point, outrage isn’t fake — accountability is!

Just like the Epstein Files, we're being told there is nothing to see here, apparently. Move along until the next “mistake”!

If it diverts attention away from Epsteinery for 5 minutes, it's a win for Trump.

Love to pass along the answer I finally got after six years on Trump birthering a Black President.

Even keel posted.

Need to prove age to apply for driver's license

raciest just being raciest, move along, nothing to see here...

Should go down well with the Hispanic

voters who elected him last time around ?

We used to have leaders we could respect. We may not have agreed with their policies, but we respected the man. Now we have a man-child who spends more of his time in juvenile attacks on the people who disagree with him than in leading the country.

We need a president who will build America, not one who tears it down.

Not one who builds memorials to himself like an Egyption pharoah.

A leader who helps America, not one who helps himself TO America.

49 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

We used to have leaders we could respect. We may not have agreed with their policies, but we respected the man. Now we have a man-child who spends more of his time in juvenile attacks on the people who disagree with him than in leading the country.

We need a president who will build America, not one who tears it down.

Not one who builds memorials to himself like an Egyption pharoah.

A leader who helps America, not one who helps himself TO America.

The sad thing is that the US would be in even worse shape had the DEI candidate won.

Talk about racist... Announcing that the pool of VP candidates would be limited to 7% of the US population based on gender and skin color, then following through.

Trump is trolling you guys again?

He must be laughing his a** off watching your faces turn purple.

54 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

Now we have a man-child who spends more of his time in juvenile attacks on the people who disagree with him than in leading the country.

Nope.

How many major issues has he been involved in?

Here's a new one. TrumpRx.

He's not on TikTok all day.

https://trumprx.gov/

Disgusting. Now go suck some more $$ out of bible beaters and cult members.

19 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

Nope.

How many major issues has he been involved in?

Here's a new one. TrumpRx.

He's not on TikTok all day.

https://trumprx.gov/

Have you looked into WHERE the majority of these drugs will be manufactured?
The idea is to make America great, not India.
The idea is to lower costs for America, not enrich its so-called leader.

33 minutes ago, impulse said:

The sad thing is that the US would be in even worse shape had the DEI candidate won.

Talk about racist... Announcing that the pool of VP candidates would be limited to 7% of the US population based on gender and skin color, then following through.

Your deflection comes down to acceptance of this abhorrent behaviour.

35 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

Trump is trolling you guys again?

He must be laughing his a** off watching your faces turn purple.

Can you understand that Americans do NOT want a leader who trolls people?
We want an adult who leads. One who builds. Not one who destroys,

6 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Your deflection comes down to acceptance of this abhorrent behaviour.

I was pointing out the difference between a meme and actual racism. Only one has real world consequences.

Do I wish he hadn't shared the meme? Sure. But I'm still glad he beat the lady who couldn't string together a coherent sentence to save her life. Or her career...

33 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

Can you understand that Americans do NOT want a leader who trolls people?
We want an adult who leads. One who builds. Not one who destroys,

Why would you demand 100% integrity from a leader when the media and the average person lacks integrity?

The media constantly prints <deleted>e about him.

He's been trolled a million times on this forum.

At least when he trolls, it should be obvious. Yet people take everything at face value.

39 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

Can you understand that Americans do NOT want a leader who trolls people?
We want an adult who leads. One who builds. Not one who destroys,

And you think Biden and Kamala provided that?

3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

And you think Biden and Kamala provided that?

Trump is the only president we have ever had that is completely classless. Not a bit of class. Take a look at everything he touches. Look at the White House both inside and out after him being at the helm.

9 minutes ago, marin said:

Trump is the only president we have ever had that is completely classless. Not a bit of class. Take a look at everything he touches. Look at the White House both inside and out after him being at the helm.

So you prefer a man who showers with his daughter and sniffs little girls?

Got it!

I'd say, Trump is more like the Americans I meet, and probably represents the average American in a more realistic way.

3 minutes ago, marin said:

Trump is the only president we have ever had that is completely classless. Not a bit of class. Take a look at everything he touches. Look at the White House both inside and out after him being at the helm.

Give me mean tweets and classless and a secure border and a historic drop in the US murder rate.

Any day of the week.

Soon to be closed thread. Let me get this in before it is. This meme has nothing to do with racism which is evident. Sadly the Trump hating sheeple will fall for yet another deflection from the Dems that's being pushed by the MSM. This is just another brilliant meme (released last year) coming out of this "not your typical" Whitehouse.

55 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

Can you understand that Americans do NOT want a leader who trolls people?

The political divide isn't even about the actual person in power.

Westerners are losing their minds and western society is degrading.

Cities are violent, rampant drug use ....

These endless political battles on this forum are symptomatic of Westerners just being the most miserable people on the planet.

11 minutes ago, marin said:

Trump is the only president we have ever had that is completely classless. Not a bit of class. Take a look at everything he touches. Look at the White House both inside and out after him being at the helm.

And yet he's the most on brand president of the USA ever.

4 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

The political divide isn't even about the actual person in power.

Westerners are losing their minds and western society is degrading.

Cities are violent, rampant drug use ....

These endless political battles on this forum are symptomatic of Westerners just being the most miserable people on the planet.

Only the ones IMHO that have consumed completely the radical progressive left's ideology which is perpetuated by the MSM.

5 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

And yet he's the most on brand president of the USA ever.

And history will show him to be by far the worst. Wait until November when he gets his hands tied. When even the remaining Republicans jump ship in the interest of the country not in the interest of one man!!

15 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

The political divide isn't even about the actual person in power.

I agree with you. It's about the people BEHIND the scenes, directing the actual person who appears to be in charge.
We know trump doesn't have the intellectual ability or the psychological stability to run a cardboard-box lemonade stand, much less an entire country. Almost every time he's tried to run a business in the past, he's gone bankrupt! He is doing it to the USA right now.

1 hour ago, FolkGuitar said:

Can you understand that Americans do NOT want a leader who trolls people?
We want an adult who leads. One who builds. Not one who destroys,

38 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

And you think Biden and Kamala provided that?

And you think we're talking about Biden or Harris?

We were talking about trump and his often-repeated infantile behavior.
Read what is written. Don't deflect from the subject. That's a standard MAGA tactic, and the rest of us just laugh at you for using it.

10 minutes ago, marin said:

And history will show him to be by far the worst. Wait until November when he gets his hands tied. When even the remaining Republicans jump ship in the interest of the country not in the interest of one man!!

Stopped the mass invasion of illegals, inflation is under control, lowest gas prices, strongest stock market, crime down, DEI out of the government and military, military recruitment up, more money out of NATO, massive investment coming into the US, trying to stop the insanity of gender reassignment for children etc. Now by worst, worst being a superlative adjective, you're actually saying he's worse than the autopen president Sleepy Joe Biden. I'd like to see you qualify that.

29 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

The political divide isn't even about the actual person in power.

Westerners are losing their minds and western society is degrading.

Cities are violent, rampant drug use ....

These endless political battles on this forum are symptomatic of Westerners just being the most miserable people on the planet.

I agree. People in Aus are miserable too. The west is dying from the heart. It peaked last century and lost its soul.

3 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Stopped the mass invasion of illegals, inflation is under control, lowest gas prices, strongest stock market, crime down, DEI out of the government and military, military recruitment up, more money out of NATO, massive investment coming into the US, trying to stop the insanity of gender reassignment for children etc. Now by worst, worst being a superlative adjective, you're actually saying he's worse than the autopen president Sleepy Joe Biden. I'd like to see you qualify that.

You must be a fascist

43 minutes ago, impulse said:

Give me mean tweets and classless and a secure border and a historic drop in the US murder rate.

Any day of the week.

I'd prefer a healthy, educated society. One where even the poor are able to get medical care. Where the invalided can get access to the same goods and services. Where the history isn't being rewritten to soothe an angry man-child who doesn't want to see it.
I wonder how many people that little 5yr old girl killed, how many kilos of drugs she transported before being dragged out of her kindergarten class? Hey, if it were your daughter, would you still be so happy?