Trump Called ‘Racist’ for Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Monkeys

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President #DonaldTrump is facing a firestorm of criticism after sharing a one-minute election conspiracy video on #TruthSocial that includes a racist depiction of former President #BarackObama and #MichelleObama. The clip, posted late on February 5, 2026, repeats debunked claims that #DominionVotingSystems helped steal the 2020 election before ending with a brief scene of the Obamas’ faces superimposed on the bodies of monkeys dancing to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Critics, including #GavinNewsom and #HakeemJeffries, have slammed the imagery as "disgusting" and "dehumanizing," especially as the post comes during #BlackHistoryMonth.  This #BreakingNews report investigates the #WhiteHouse defense, where Press Secretary #KarolineLeavitt dismissed the backlash as "fake outrage," claiming the video is a meme depicting Trump as the "King of the Jungle." We break down the #Inquisitr report on the video's origin from far-right meme makers, the response from #TimScott and #SenateRepublicans, and how this latest #SocialMediaScandal is impacting #2026Midterms polling. From the #Signalgate leaks to the escalating tensions in #WashingtonDC, we explore the truth behind the post that has the nation divided.  #Trump #DonaldTrump #TruthSocial #BreakingNews #TrumpNews #BarackObama #MichelleObama #BlackHistoryMonth #USPolitics #GOP #Democrats #Inquisitr #NewsUpdate #WashingtonDC #GavinNewsom #Dominion #ElectionIntegrity #SocialMediaReaction #Midterms2026 #RacismControversy #NewsAnalysis #InsideTheWhiteHouse #TrendingNow #KarolineLeavitt #PoliticalScandal

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00:00President Donald Trump faced backlash on social media late Thursday after sharing a one-minute

00:04video on his Truth Social account that briefly depicted former President Barack Obama and former

00:09First Lady Michelle Obama as monkeys. The video largely focused on claims and graphics questioning

00:14President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory in Pennsylvania. Near the end of the clip,

00:18at approximately the 59-second mark, an AI-generated image appeared showing Barack Obama's face

00:24superimposed onto a monkey's body, accompanied by the song, The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Reaction

00:29to the post was swift across other social media platforms. California Governor Gavin Newsom's

00:33press office issued a statement calling the post disgusting behavior and urged Republican leaders

00:39to publicly condemn it. Other users on X described the imagery as racist and offensive, with several

00:43posts criticizing the use of animal imagery to portray the first African-American president.

00:48Some commenters also noted that the post appeared during Black History Month, arguing that the timing

00:52intensified concerns about the content. Multiple users shared screenshots of the clip and questioned

00:57why it was posted. Shortly after the video circulated, some Truth Social users reported

01:01temporary service issues with the platform. Several users speculated online that the outage

01:05may have been connected to the controversial post, though no official explanation was immediately

01:09provided by the company. The incident occurred days after Trump issued a proclamation on February 3rd

01:14honoring historical American figures who contributed to liberty and justice. The proclamation highlighted

01:19individuals such as Prince Estabrook, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass, and announced additions

01:24including Booker T. Washington, Jackie Robinson, and Muhammad Ali, to the National Garden of American

01:29Heroes. The video surfaced as Trump continued to repeat claims that the 2020 presidential election

01:34was compromised by voter fraud, allegations rejected by courts and election officials. Trump did not

01:39immediately comment further on the backlash surrounding the post late Thursday night.

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