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Trump’s video depicting Obamas as apes sparks outrage

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.

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cdemundo Platinum Member

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Racism is more easily accepted by white people who have been disappointed by their own lack of success in life. This is especially true when directed against members of a racial minority who have themselves been successful in life and have acquired wealth.

Racism is more likely to seem acceptable to that group that Trump has stated he loves, the poorly educated.

Racism may be more widely acceptable to people older than a certain age.

Consider that for many here (myself included) reading and posting on this forum is the first time since probably middle school or junior high school participating in a group that had no selection process, no barriers to participation. No cost, no demonstration of intelligence or ability of any kind serve to limit access. This would mean that the first two groups I mentioned are more fully represented on AN.

As far as older people I think that user surveys (as if needed) have demonstrated that a lot of older people are members of AN.

I think these considerations go a long ways to explaining the easy acceptance of racism by many on this forum.

For those who won't understand the previous:

There's a lot of racism on AN because there are a lot of poor old ignorant white trash here.

cdemundo Platinum Member

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On 2/8/2026 at 12:15 PM, Yellowtail said:

Considering the number of frantic deflections posted by Trump obsessed leftists on this thread, it seems it's their heads exploding! 🤣🤣🤣

Another favorite from the "Pee Wee Herman Big Book of Snappy Comebacks",

and a favorite of many posting here.

"I know you are but what am I?"

or

"I am rubber you are glue..."

Bday Prang Star Member

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26 minutes ago, cdemundo said:

There's a lot of racism on AN because there are a lot of poor old ignorant white trash here.

There is very little racism on here and any overtly racist posts are normally removed pretty quickly by the mods,

There is however no shortage of hysterical claims of racism, by the self harming, self loathing, guilt ridden, virtue signalling leftist libtards who refer to others as "poor old ignorant white trash" in a nauseating attempt to present as "woke"

Harrisfan Star Member

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1 hour ago, Bday Prang said:

lol..... yet! but never say never, The black and white minstrel show was not racist, until one, anonymous, self harming, white person, somewhere, decided it was, and set the vocal minority off in what must be one of the earliest examples of virtue signalling and race baiting on record

There are unsurprisingly several "problematic" features to lions behaviour particularly in their sexual conduct, once the head lefty has made the tenuous (and incorrect) connection between that and the behaviour of black people, all references to the king of the jungle will be banned,

Just like references to monkeys are effectively banned, despite there being no resemblance in appearance to black people whatsoever, except perhaps in the twisted minds of those doing the banning.

Racism is mostly just a word used to shut down debate.

Harrisfan Star Member

Harrisfan

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7 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

There is very little racism on here and any overtly racist posts are normally removed pretty quickly by the mods,

There is however no shortage of hysterical claims of racism, by the self harming, self loathing, guilt ridden, virtue signalling leftist libtards who refer to others as "poor old ignorant white trash" in a nauseating attempt to present as "woke"

Murdering someone of a different race is racism. I don't see people getting murdered on forums.

Bday Prang Star Member

Bday Prang

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13 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Murdering someone of a different race is racism. I don't see people getting murdered on forums.

Not necessarily it isn't, It depends why the victim was murdered , It might have nothing to do with race. Anyway racism is not limited to murder, there are other less severe forms, but its certainly a very subjective issue, and only applies to certain races .

Harrisfan Star Member

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1 hour ago, cdemundo said:

Racism is more easily accepted by white people who have been disappointed by their own lack of success in life. This is especially true when directed against members of a racial minority who have themselves been successful in life and have acquired wealth.

Racism is more likely to seem acceptable to that group that Trump has stated he loves, the poorly educated.

Racism may be more widely acceptable to people older than a certain age.

Consider that for many here (myself included) reading and posting on this forum is the first time since probably middle school or junior high school participating in a group that had no selection process, no barriers to participation. No cost, no demonstration of intelligence or ability of any kind serve to limit access. This would mean that the first two groups I mentioned are more fully represented on AN.

As far as older people I think that user surveys (as if needed) have demonstrated that a lot of older people are members of AN.

I think these considerations go a long ways to explaining the easy acceptance of racism by many on this forum.

For those who won't understand the previous:

There's a lot of racism on AN because there are a lot of poor old ignorant white trash here.

White guys dating yellow women are racist? What odd logic you have.

Harrisfan Star Member

Harrisfan

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1 hour ago, cdemundo said:

For those who won't understand the previous:

There's a lot of racism on AN because there are a lot of poor old ignorant white trash here.

Both ageist and racist. You have issues dude. You must hate yourself even if those 2 apply to you.

Bday Prang Star Member

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1 hour ago, cdemundo said:

I think the poster explained why he said this very convincingly.

Possibly if petty viciousness is a person's idea of humor they would not be able to understand why this was said.

what is your idea of humour? What is humour ? you have no idea do you?

candide Star Member

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1 hour ago, Bday Prang said:

lol..... yet! but never say never, The black and white minstrel show was not racist, until one, anonymous, self harming, white person, somewhere, decided it was, and set the vocal minority off in what must be one of the earliest examples of virtue signalling and race baiting on record

There are unsurprisingly several "problematic" features to lions behaviour particularly in their sexual conduct, once the head lefty has made the tenuous (and incorrect) connection between that and the behaviour of black people, all references to the king of the jungle will be banned,

Just like references to monkeys are effectively banned, despite there being no resemblance in appearance to black people whatsoever, except perhaps in the twisted minds of those doing the banning.

The twisted minds are obviously not those of people doing the banning. 🤣

Just a few examples (plenty of them can be found with google search, in different countries)

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/pearl-river-nyack-high-school-basketball-game-racist-taunts-monkey-noises/

https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/black-soccer-player-cries-because-of-racism/906128866195288/&ved=2ahUKEwirrfi8lsySAxX4b_UHHd5-CaoQFnoECE8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw16cDuDJJ_m2tDO-qUVz-OU

Bday Prang Star Member

Bday Prang

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Just now, candide said:

The twisted minds are obviously not those of people doing the banning. 🤣

Just a few examples:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-latino-high-school-soccer-players-heckled-monkey-barking-sounds-rcna19137

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/pearl-river-nyack-high-school-basketball-game-racist-taunts-monkey-noises/

https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/black-soccer-player-cries-because-of-racism/906128866195288/&ved=2ahUKEwirrfi8lsySAxX4b_UHHd5-CaoQFnoECE8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw16cDuDJJ_m2tDO-qUVz-OU

For the money they get paid I would stand there and take abuse 10 hrs a day 7 days a week

if somebody directed monkey chants at me or made monkey noises I would certainly not be offended neither would I expect anybody else to be offended on my behalf, for them to take offence they would have to think that i shared certain monkey like characteristics with the species , I don't , so as I look nothing like and sound nothing like a monkey, It would just make me question their sanity

In my opinion black people look nothing like and sound nothing like monkeys , anybody alleging that they do is clearly deluded, and anybody "taking offence on their behalf" kind of agrees with them, and their often outspoken objections and cries of "racism" are in my opinion often symptomatic of them trying to purge their own guilty conscience

Not unlike the van bangers who chase the police vans transporting paedophiles to and from the courts, despite having no connection to their victim . If their hard drives were checked I'm pretty sure most of them would be in prison

If somebody was getting genuinely abused, racially or otherwise, in my company I would not hesitate to stand up for them , but I aint losing any sleep about every alleged "racist" incident that takes place in the world,

cdemundo Platinum Member

cdemundo

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38 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

White guys dating yellow women are racist? What odd logic you have.

Where did you read that?

Yellowtail Star Member

Yellowtail

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The left has been calling Trump a racist, and everyone that is not obsessed with hating Trump a racist for twelve years.

Remember the Mueller investigation?

All that time and money, and they found no evidence of wrongdoing and the left still insists there was wrongdoing.

Already six years of investigating Trump and Epstein and nothing incriminating was found. Tt makes no differences what is in the Epstein files, the left will still be lying and calling Trump a rapist and pedophile ten years from now.

LosLobo Platinum Member

LosLobo

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5 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

In the press release accompanying the release of 3 million pages (Data Sets 9–12), the DOJ explicitly addressed the 2020 FBI case files that documented Jane Doe's claims. The statement reads:


Quote

"Some of the documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already."


If you are claiming the Jane Doe case is in the Epstein files, then you need to link a document that explicitly attributes that case to Jane Doe.

Reposting my unrelated PDF without any names doesn’t meet that bar.

Smokey and the Bandit Gold Member

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7 minutes ago, LosLobo said:


If you are claiming the Jane Doe case is in the Epstein files, then you need to link a document that explicitly attributes that case to Jane Doe.

Reposting my unrelated PDF without any names doesn’t meet that bar.

You said....."Can you point to a specific document where the DOJ states that the 'Jane Doe' case was investigated and deemed unfounded?"

I pointed, now you are asking for a link and meeting bars?

Maybe next time try and be a bit more organized? coffee1

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-publishes-35-million-responsive-pages-compliance-epstein-files

Yellowtail Star Member

Yellowtail

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Yeah, the Biden DOJ had all that dirt on Trump, and rather than prosecute him pedophilia, they chose to go with the bookkeeping errors.

stevenl Star Member

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1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

All that time and money, and they found no evidence of wrongdoing

Not true. Evidence of wrongdoing was shown by Muller.

blaze master Diamond Member

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2 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Both ageist and racist. You have issues dude. You must hate yourself even if those 2 apply to you.

Classic....someone barking about racism with racism. These people are so laughable ....but on the side of good right hahaha

Losers.

Yellowtail Star Member

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22 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Not true. Evidence of wrongdoing was shown by Muller.

Why did you clip my post, what I said was:

"The left has been calling Trump a racist, and everyone that is not obsessed with hating Trump a racist for twelve years.

Remember the Mueller investigation?

All that time and money, and they found no evidence of wrongdoing and the left still insists there was wrongdoing.

Already six years of investigating Trump and Epstein and nothing incriminating was found. Tt makes no differences what is in the Epstein files, the left will still be lying and calling Trump a rapist and pedophile ten years from now."

What was Trump prosecuted for?

stevenl Star Member

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4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

What was Trump prosecuted for?

Unfortunately, your statement is not related to the muller report.

Yellowtail Star Member

Yellowtail

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10 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Unfortunately, your statement is not related to the muller report.

Why did you clip my post again? what I said was:

"The left has been calling Trump a racist, and everyone that is not obsessed with hating Trump a racist for twelve years.

Remember the Mueller investigation?

All that time and money, and they found no evidence of wrongdoing and the left still insists there was wrongdoing.

Already six years of investigating Trump and Epstein and nothing incriminating was found. Tt makes no differences what is in the Epstein files, the left will still be lying and calling Trump a rapist and pedophile ten years from now."

What was the point of the investigation if not to prosecute Trump?

In any event, the investigation found no wrongdoing by Trump.


LosLobo Platinum Member

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On 2/8/2026 at 7:24 AM, Smokey and the Bandit said:

The video shows a politician repeating unproven, long-debunked claims from 2016 lawsuits that were dropped without evidence. The Epstein files do not contain such allegations against Trump. The claim total BS !! Get a life!!

1 hour ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

You said....."Can you point to a specific document where the DOJ states that the 'Jane Doe' case was investigated and deemed unfounded?"

I pointed, now you are asking for a link and meeting bars?

Maybe next time try and be a bit more organized? coffee1

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-publishes-35-million-responsive-pages-compliance-epstein-files


Pointing to a general DOJ press release is not evidence that the Jane Doe case exists in the Epstein files, nor that the DOJ investigated or ruled on the case.

As you have failed to show that the Jane Doe case is actually in the Epstein files, every claim in your OP above collapses.

Quod erat demonstrandum

nauseus Star Member

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3 hours ago, save the frogs said:

clip. He's not the one who mad

41 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Why did you clip my post again? what I said was:

"The left has been calling Trump a racist, and everyone that is not obsessed with hating Trump a racist for twelve years.

Remember the Mueller investigation?

All that time and money, and they found no evidence of wrongdoing and the left still insists there was wrongdoing.

Already six years of investigating Trump and Epstein and nothing incriminating was found. Tt makes no differences what is in the Epstein files, the left will still be lying and calling Trump a rapist and pedophile ten years from now."

What was the point of the investigation if not to prosecute Trump?

In any event, the investigation found no wrongdoing by Trump.


He likes clipping stuff. Probably used to be a bus conductor.

Chomper Higgot Star Member

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5 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

lol..... yet! but never say never, The black and white minstrel show was not racist, until one, anonymous, self harming, white person, somewhere, decided it was, and set the vocal minority off in what must be one of the earliest examples of virtue signalling and race baiting on record

There are unsurprisingly several "problematic" features to lions behaviour particularly in their sexual conduct, once the head lefty has made the tenuous (and incorrect) connection between that and the behaviour of black people, all references to the king of the jungle will be banned,

Just like references to monkeys are effectively banned, despite there being no resemblance in appearance to black people whatsoever, except perhaps in the twisted minds of those doing the banning.

You wasted minutes of your life on that dross?!

4 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Murdering someone of a different race is racism. I don't see people getting murdered on forums.

Although you and the nonsense you post are frequently slaughtered.

Harrisfan Star Member

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Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

You wasted minutes of your life on that dross?!

Although you and the nonsense you post are frequently slaughtered.

You still can't answer the video question. I guess being honest to too much to ask. Easy question.

Harrisfan Star Member

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2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

wasted minutes of your life on that dross

Huh? You spent 9 years on here.

thaibreaker Gold Member

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4 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

There is very little racism on here and any overtly racist posts are normally removed pretty quickly by the mods,

There is however no shortage of hysterical claims of racism, by the self harming, self loathing, guilt ridden, virtue signalling leftist libtards who refer to others as "poor old ignorant white trash" in a nauseating attempt to present as "woke"

You started this post so excellent. But then you lost the plot, I'm afraid. You can do better.

Smokey and the Bandit Gold Member

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10 hours ago, LosLobo said:


Pointing to a general DOJ press release is not evidence that the Jane Doe case exists in the Epstein files, nor that the DOJ investigated or ruled on the case.

As you have failed to show that the Jane Doe case is actually in the Epstein files, every claim in your OP above collapses.

Quod erat demonstrandum

It's clear you don't understand how the FBI operates, how legal logic works, or what QED actually means. You are claiming the argument 'collapses' because the DOJ didn't 'rule' on a specific case, but that is a fundamental misunderstanding of what an investigative file actually is.

An FBI investigative file is a repository of intelligence and evidence, not just a list of finished court cases. When the DOJ released the Epstein Library files (specifically the January 2026 dumps), they included thousands of Form 302s (interview summaries) and civil filings from Jane Does. Whether the DOJ 'ruled' on them is irrelevant—the fact that the documents are sitting in the official Epstein archive proves they are part of the file.

You're dismissing a DOJ press release as if it’s a blog post. In this context, those releases act as a Master Index for millions of pages of evidence. When the DOJ officially links Jane Doe litigation to the Epstein record, they are admitting those documents are part of the Administrative Record. You can't say the 'case doesn't exist' in the files when the DOJ is the one who put it there.

If you want QED, look at the redactions. Under the 2025 Epstein Files Transparency Act, the DOJ had to justify why they blacked out specific names. They used 'Victim Privacy' to hide Jane Doe details within Epstein’s investigative reports.

Logic 101: You cannot redact something that isn't there. The fact that they are hiding her name in these specific files is the ultimate proof—the 'QED'—that her case is deeply embedded in the investigation.

That is the real QED. You claimed it wasn't in the files; the DOJ’s own filing cabinet proves it is. Case closed.

LosLobo Platinum Member

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45 minutes ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

It's clear you don't understand how the FBI operates, how legal logic works, or what QED actually means. You are claiming the argument 'collapses' because the DOJ didn't 'rule' on a specific case, but that is a fundamental misunderstanding of what an investigative file actually is.

An FBI investigative file is a repository of intelligence and evidence, not just a list of finished court cases. When the DOJ released the Epstein Library files (specifically the January 2026 dumps), they included thousands of Form 302s (interview summaries) and civil filings from Jane Does. Whether the DOJ 'ruled' on them is irrelevant—the fact that the documents are sitting in the official Epstein archive proves they are part of the file.

You're dismissing a DOJ press release as if it’s a blog post. In this context, those releases act as a Master Index for millions of pages of evidence. When the DOJ officially links Jane Doe litigation to the Epstein record, they are admitting those documents are part of the Administrative Record. You can't say the 'case doesn't exist' in the files when the DOJ is the one who put it there.

If you want QED, look at the redactions. Under the 2025 Epstein Files Transparency Act, the DOJ had to justify why they blacked out specific names. They used 'Victim Privacy' to hide Jane Doe details within Epstein’s investigative reports.

Logic 101: You cannot redact something that isn't there. The fact that they are hiding her name in these specific files is the ultimate proof—the 'QED'—that her case is deeply embedded in the investigation.

That is the real QED. You claimed it wasn't in the files; the DOJ’s own filing cabinet proves it is. Case closed.


You hold a belief that the Jane Doe allegations against your messiah were investigated and deemed unfounded, yet you cannot produce a single document saying so.

When belief is asserted without evidence or reasoning and defended against all contrary facts — then you know you're in a cult.

Yellowtail Star Member

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1 minute ago, LosLobo said:


You hold a belief that the Jane Doe allegations against your messiah were investigated and deemed unfounded, yet you cannot produce a single document saying so.

When belief is asserted without evidence or reasoning and defended against all contrary facts — then you know you're in a cult.

Why would the Biden DOJ not have investigated them?

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