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Trump's Racist Obama Video Backlash

Analysis based on 66 articles · First reported Feb 06, 2026 · Last updated Feb 07, 2026

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This event could negatively impact Donald Trump's political standing and potentially his business ventures, including Truth Social, due to widespread condemnation and accusations of racism. While not directly affecting broader financial markets, it highlights political instability and social tensions, which can indirectly influence investor sentiment.

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Donald Trump shared a racist video on his Truth Social account depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The minute-long video, which also amplified false claims about the 2020 election, triggered swift bipartisan criticism for dehumanizing people of African descent. The United States — White House initially defended the post through press secretary Karoline Leavitt, dismissing the negative reactions as 'fake outrage'. However, after approximately 12 hours, the post was deleted, with the United States — White House stating that a staffer had 'erroneously made the post'. Donald Trump later condemned the clip but refused to apologize, claiming he 'didn't make a mistake' and that he had not watched the entire video before it was posted. The incident drew strong condemnation from civil rights groups like the NAACP, led by Derrick Johnson, and numerous politicians from both Democratic and Republican parties, including Senators Tim Scott and Roger Wicker, and Representatives Mike Lawler, Nick LaLota, and Shomari Figures, who called for its removal and an apology from Donald Trump. The event occurred during Black History Month and renewed scrutiny of Donald Trump's use of social media and his history of controversial rhetoric.

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Derrick Johnson, national president of the NAACP, described Donald Trump's video as 'blatantly racist, disgusting, and utterly despicable'.
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Tim Scott, a Republican Senator and close Trump ally, condemned the video as 'the most racist thing I've seen out of this United States — White House' and called for its removal.
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Roger Wicker, a Republican Senator, called the post 'totally unacceptable' and urged Donald Trump to apologize and remove it.
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Republicans Against Trump condemned Donald Trump's post, calling it a 'racist image' and stating 'There's no bottom'.
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Mike Lawler, a Republican Representative, condemned Donald Trump's post as 'wrong and incredibly offensive' and called for its deletion and an apology.
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Nick LaLota, a Republican Representative, urged Donald Trump to delete the racist post.
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Terri Sewell, a Representative, commented on the incident by saying, 'When someone shows you who they are, believe them'.
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Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., praised Black Americans and stated, 'We are not apes,' in response to the racist video.
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