Trump Posts Video Portraying the Obamas as Apes [View all]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/politics/trump-obamas-video-apes-truth-social.html

Trump Posts Video Portraying the Obamas as Apes
The video, shared by the president’s Truth Social account, contains a brief clip of the faces of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, on the bodies of apes.
By Isabella Kwai
Feb. 6, 2026 Updated 8:49 a.m. ET

President Trump late Thursday night shared a video that contained a brief clip portraying former President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.

The clip, set to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” was spliced near the end of a 62-second video that promoted conspiracy theories about anomalies in the 2020 presidential election.

The clip appeared to have been taken from a video that was shared in October by a user on X whose watermark is shown, with the caption “President Trump: King of the Jungle,” and an emoji of a lion.

In that video, several high-profile Democrats — including former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and former vice president Kamala Harris — were shown as zebras, giraffes and other animals, while Mr. Trump was depicted as a lion. The Obamas, in the clip, were shown as apes. The video ended with the animals bowing down to Mr. Trump.

In response to questions about the clip, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, called it “fake outrage.”

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/06/trump-barack-michelle-obama-ape-video/88544109007/
Trump posts video meme showing Barack, Michelle Obama as apes
Melina Khan | USA TODAY
Feb. 6, 2026, 8:44 a.m. ET


https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-posts-video-depicting-barack-115427661.html
Trump Posts Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes
David Gilmour
Fri, February 6, 2026 at 5:54 AM CST


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-barack-michelle-obama-apes-truth-social-b2915152.html
Trump shares video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes in late-night Truth Social posting spree
The “disgusting” clip appeared as part of an unrelated video alleging long-debunked claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election; the White House is brushing off claims of racism as “fake outrage”
Craig Hoyle
Friday 06 February 2026 13:19 GMT

etc. etc.

And Republicans are okay with it