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White House takes down Trump’s racist video about Obamas after outrage over ‘vile, unhinged’ post – live


Multiple outlets cite a senior Trump official as saying, ‘a White House staffer erroneously made the post’

Trump shares video with racist imagery of Obamas

Top Democrats in Congress have condemned Donald Trump for sharing a racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama that depicts them as apes.

Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, called the president a “vile, unhinged and malignant bottom feeder”. He noted that the Obamas were “brilliant, compassionate and patriotic Americans” who “represent the best of this country”.

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Author : Robert Mackey (now); Shrai Popat, Lucy Campbell and Vivian Ho (earlier)

Publish date : 2026-02-06 22:58:00

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