https://freerepublic.com/tag/frsmellingsalts/ en-us Fri, 6 Feb 2026 17:48:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4365706/posts President Donald Trump has deleted a controversial video that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Thursday evening, Trump posted a video with baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election that included a short clip at the end of the Obamas’ faces superimposed on apes’ bodies. The video was furiously criticized by members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, members of the media, and other political commentators as racist. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the post as simply sharing an “Internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of... Mediaite https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4365706/posts#comment Fri, 6 Feb 2026 17:48:56 GMT