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White House deletes video showing Obamas as apes after key ally condemns meme as ‘most racist thing I’ve seen’
New York Post ^ | February 6, 2026 | Josh Christenson

Posted on 02/06/2026 9:49:57 AM PST by Angelino97

The White House deleted a meme video posted on President Trump’s Truth Social that depicted former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as apes — after a prominent GOP senator called the clip the “most racist thing I’ve seen” and demanded it be taken down.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt initially defended the post and accused critics of fomenting “fake outrage” — but the video was taken down a little before noon Friday.

A White House official added that a staffer had “erroneously made the post. It has been taken down.”

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the highest-ranking black Republican in Congress, chided the White House earlier on X: “Praying it [the post] was fake because it’s the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House. The President should remove it.”

“The President’s post is wrong and incredibly offensive — whether intentional or a mistake — and should be deleted immediately with an apology offered,” added Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY).

Georgia conservative activist Debbie Dooley also wrote on X she was “horrified” by the video.

“I am no fan of the Obamas, but the graphic designer that created the video that shows The Obamas as apes needs to be fired and banned from the White House,” she said.

Dooley was one of the original co-founders of the Tea Party movement that helped House Republicans retake the majority under the 44th president in the 2010 midterms...

Trump admitted to NBC News in an interview recorded Wednesday that he “sometimes will retweet” or “retruth” posts that he doesn’t verify first — including claims about the hacking of voting machines by foreign actors.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia; US: New York; US: South Carolina
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1 posted on 02/06/2026 9:49:57 AM PST by Angelino97
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2 posted on 02/06/2026 9:51:00 AM PST by Angelino97
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To: Angelino97

Caving to fake outrage just gives them the idea that fake outrage works.


3 posted on 02/06/2026 9:51:43 AM PST by Kleon
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To: Kleon

That’s true.


4 posted on 02/06/2026 9:52:08 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Angelino97

fakefakefake. Michelle is smiling.


5 posted on 02/06/2026 9:54:08 AM PST by ronniesgal ( so is it okay that I said that??? GO TRUMP GO!!!!)
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To: Angelino97

Dass Rassiss!


6 posted on 02/06/2026 9:54:38 AM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: Angelino97

It doesn’t matter either way because it was never offensive. It was taken out of context as it was an two second segment from a meme video inserted near the end of an election fraud clip.. All this does is bring up the distinct possibility of it being the work of someone attempting to stir crap.


7 posted on 02/06/2026 9:56:43 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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But the left unapologetically continues to call Trump Hitler ...


8 posted on 02/06/2026 9:56:50 AM PST by SecondAmendment (Political insight on loan from Rush Limbaugh)
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And they also call him orange and obese.


9 posted on 02/06/2026 9:59:31 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Kleon

The entire thing is inconsequential in the total scheme of things, but it’s a self-own that Trump or whoever posted the meme should know better than make a couple of black people like apes.

Let’s argue about Voter ID for elections instead of defending someone over a meme that shows Obama and Michelle as apes.


10 posted on 02/06/2026 10:00:24 AM PST by srmanuel ( )
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To: Angelino97

Tim Scott is a RINO.

He supported Lisa Murkowski in her senate primary over her conservative opponent.

Tim Scott was a McConnell lackey. Now, he’s best buds with Lindsey Graham.


11 posted on 02/06/2026 10:01:00 AM PST by BrexitBen
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Why does a random White House staffer have access to the President’s Truth Social account?


12 posted on 02/06/2026 10:01:30 AM PST by Round Earther
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Caving to fake outrage just gives them the idea that fake outrage works.


the message got out and now the libs are repeating it.

racism is losing it’s power. This is another step in losing it’s power.

There a some that will listen to the message and associate them with the fraud of the message.


13 posted on 02/06/2026 10:03:10 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: SecondAmendment

And Netanyahu and Mark Levin calls conservatives the Woke Reich. What’s your point


14 posted on 02/06/2026 10:04:11 AM PST by Lil Flower (American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God. ROLL TIDE!!)
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15 posted on 02/06/2026 10:05:22 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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>>>Why does a random White House staffer have access to the President’s Truth Social account?<<<

Why on earth do you believe they do?


16 posted on 02/06/2026 10:05:24 AM PST by Lil Flower (American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God. ROLL TIDE!!)
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I guarantee you that Trump didnt even bother watching the video, he probably watched a few seconds of it, thought it was funny and posted it


17 posted on 02/06/2026 10:07:20 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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I am positive it offends the sensitive GOP types..


18 posted on 02/06/2026 10:07:37 AM PST by dpetty121263
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Idiotic. Blacks, especially men, voted for him bigger than anytime since about 1950. So he puts crap like this, comes out against Juneteenth as a holiday and says people would rather work.
It’s foolish.

And I wonder if HE actually did this, or if this is some social media types in his organization thinking they are edgy?


19 posted on 02/06/2026 10:08:23 AM PST by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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20 posted on 02/06/2026 10:08:54 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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