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President Donald Trump refused to apologize after deleting a Truth Social post that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, blaming staff and drawing bipartisan criticism.

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«Inaceptable»: escándalo entre los republicanos por el vídeo racista de Trump

«Racista». Donald Trump convive con esa acusación por parte de muchos de sus rivales, y la combate con rotundidad. Pero el presidente de EE. UU. echó combustible a las acusaciones con el vídeo que compartió en la madrugada del viernes en su red social. En el montaje, en el que él aparece como 'Rey de la Jungla', su antecesor, Barack Obama, y la ex primera dama, Michelle Obama, son retratados como monos. Los Obama, que siguen siendo muy populares en buena parte de EE. UU. , han sido una obsesión para Trump. Su desembarco en política en 2015 vino calentado con una acusación de aroma racista: que Obama era un presidente ilegítimo, porque había nacido en Kenia, no en EE. UU. (falso, pero le sirvió para ganar protagonismo). Este vídeo va mucho más allá. La representación de personas de raza negra como simios es un viejo ataque racista, desparecido de la vida pública en EE. UU. , excepto en los estercoleros de las redes sociales. A ellos acudió el presidente

«Inaceptable»: escándalo entre los republicanos por el vídeo racista de Trump
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The Guardian
Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media

Only a smattering of Republicans spoke out about clip in which Obamas’ faces were superimposed on bodies of apes US politics live - latest updates Donald Trump said on Friday evening, after a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes had been posted to his social media account and then deleted, that he had directed aides to post the offensive video but that he hadn’t seen that portion of the clip and he refused to apologize for it. The clip appeared during one of the 79-year-old US president’s increasingly frequent late-night posting sprees to his Truth Social account, and shows the laughing faces of the former president and first lady superimposed on the bodies of primates in a jungle setting, bobbing to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Continue reading. . .

Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media
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The Independent
Bill Maher slams Trump ‘hypocrites’ for ‘lame’ excuses about racist clip depicting Obamas as apes

Trump has refused to apologize for the video, which was shared from his Truth Social account

Bill Maher slams Trump ‘hypocrites’ for ‘lame’ excuses about racist clip depicting Obamas as apes
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Público
Trump Refuses to Apologize to the Obama Couple: I Am the Least Racist President

The U.S. president blames his staff for releasing a video in which the former presidential couple was depicted as a pair of monkeys.

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The Washington Post
Trump refuses to apologize over video showing the Obamas as apes

“No, I didn’t make a mistake, ” the president said.

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The Guardian
Trump news at a glance: Trump creates distance, but no apology, after promoting racist video of Obamas

Democrats outraged and Republicans mostly silent after president shared racist video of former president and first lady - key US politics stories from Friday 6 February Top Democrats erupted with fury on Friday and challenged more Republicans to respond to Donald Trump posting a racist video that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The clip appeared during one of the 79-year-old US president’s increasingly frequent late-night posting sprees to his Truth Social account, and shows the laughing faces of the former president and first lady superimposed on the bodies of primates in a jungle setting to The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Continue reading. . .

Trump news at a glance: Trump creates distance, but no apology, after promoting racist video of Obamas
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Die Zeit
Barack und Michelle Obama: Donald Trump lehnt Entschuldigung für rassistischen Post ab

Trotz Kritik will sich der US-Präsident nicht für ein rassistisches Video über die Obamas entschuldigen. Er sei der "am wenigsten rassistische Präsident" seit Langem.

Barack und Michelle Obama: Donald Trump lehnt Entschuldigung für rassistischen Post ab
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Die Zeit
Barack und Michelle Obama: Donald Trump lehnt Entschuldigung für rassistischen Post ab

Trotz Kritik will sich der US-Präsident nicht für ein rassistisches Video über die Obamas entschuldigen. Er sei der "am wenigsten rassistische Präsident" seit Langem.

Barack und Michelle Obama: Donald Trump lehnt Entschuldigung für rassistischen Post ab
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Der Spiegel
Donald Trump retracts racist post — but does not see the fault in himself

A post on Trump's Truth Social platform shows a racist depiction of the Obamas, sparking sharp criticism. The post has been deleted. The US president has now commented on it.

Donald Trump retracts racist post — but does not see the fault in himself
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VRT NWS
Trump removes racist clip of the Obamas: 'I only saw the first part'

President Donald Trump says that he did not watch the clip showing Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys before it was posted on his social media. 'I had only seen the first part. We removed it as soon as we knew,' he told reporters aboard Air Force One. The racist video drew a lot of criticism, including from his own party

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The Sidney Morning Herald
Trump denies sharing racist video depicting Obamas as apes

US President Donald Trump's post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted after backlash.

Trump denies sharing racist video depicting Obamas as apes
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Le Monde
Donald Trump's posting of a racist video depicting the Obamas as monkeys puts the White House in an awkward position

After initially denouncing the media's 'artificial indignation,' the White House ultimately attributed the post on the president's Truth Social account to an error by a member of his staff and removed it.

Donald Trump's posting of a racist video depicting the Obamas as monkeys puts the White House in an awkward position
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La Repubblica
Trump on the racist Obama video: "I won't apologize. I made no mistakes"

The president admitted he had only watched the first part of the clip for social media and blamed an aide who should have watched it to the end

Trump on the racist Obama video: "I won't apologize. I made no mistakes"
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La Repubblica
Trump on the racist Obama video: "I won't apologize. I made no mistakes"

The president admitted he had only watched the first part of the clip for social media and blamed an aide who should have watched it to the end

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The Guardian
Trump shifts blame to aide as he refuses to apologize for racist video of Obamas

After first dismissing uproar over depiction of Obamas as apes, White House then said it was erroneously posted by staffer Donald Trump said on Friday he made the call to post a now-deleted video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes but deflected blame for the move, causing new speculation in his orbit about whether the blame lay with the president or his aide Natalie Harp. The brief clip, shared late Thursday night on Trump’s Truth Social account, appeared in a video pushing conspiracies about the 2020 election. Invoking racist tropes, the video depicted the Obamas’ faces superimposed on the bodies of cartoon apes dancing to The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Continue reading. . .

Trump shifts blame to aide as he refuses to apologize for racist video of Obamas
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Handelsblatt
Racism accusations: Racist post - Trump sees no fault in himself

A post on Trump's social media account shows a racist depiction of the Obamas. It has sparked strong criticism. It is not the first such case.

Racism accusations: Racist post - Trump sees no fault in himself
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Der Standard
Trump deletes racist post about the Obamas, but insists: 'I did not make a mistake'.

The US president says he did not see the video before it was published, in which former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are depicted as monkeys.

Trump deletes racist post about the Obamas, but insists: 'I did not make a mistake'.
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The Guardian
Trump posted something blatantly racist? What a surprise | Arwa Mahdawi

The Obama video should take a toll on the president’s political career - but of course it won’t Despite Donald Trump’s war on woke, he hasn’t (yet) made Black History Month illegal. In fact, on Tuesday the president issued a proclamation declaring February 2026 to be a celebration of Black history and called “upon public officials, educators, librarians, and all the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities”. Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading. . .

Trump posted something blatantly racist? What a surprise | Arwa Mahdawi
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Helsingin Sanomat
United States | Trump comments on racist Obama video: 'I didn't see it in full'

Trump says he only watched the beginning of the video and then shared it with his supporters

United States | Trump comments on racist Obama video: 'I didn't see it in full'
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The Sidney Morning Herald
Trump’s Obama video was horrifically racist. But there was another dangerous detail

Under the US president, the bar for standards of public discourse has plunged so low, there is no longer an expectation that such actions will trigger any consequences.

Trump’s Obama video was horrifically racist. But there was another dangerous detail
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