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Trump admits staffer blamed for racist Obama video hasn’t been fired or disciplined

Donald Trump has tried to distance himself further from the offensive clip posted on his Truth Social account

The Independent UK · Feb 13

Michelle Obama got 10 new piercings in 'one sitting' but husband Barack Obama didn't notice

Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama has told how she had 10 new ear piercings in one sitting recently, but her husband, former US President Barack Obama, didn't notice her new additions for "a couple of days".

BANG Premier · Feb 13

Trump defends deleted video depicting Obamas as apes, says it referenced ‘The Lion King’

President Donald Trump on Thursday defended the posting of a racially charged video depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes by suggesting it was tied to Disney’s The Lion King.

The Times of India · Feb 12

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Trump reposts videos with famous Black people - including Diddy and Will Smith - after Obamas-as-apes Truth firestorm

‘How quickly people forget,’ Trump lamented

The Independent UK · Feb 11

MAGA blame game shows Trump in retreat

Trump and Vance back down and blame unnamed staffers for controversial posts

Salon · Feb 11

White House staff worried Dozing Don is ‘off his meds’, even Epstein was concerned about Trump’s decline

Epstein said something seemed wrong in 2017.

We Got This Covered · Feb 10

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

The Independent UK · Feb 7

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'Only complaining when it’s Indians': Row over Dinesh D’Souza calling Trump’s ‘racist’ AI video on Obama ‘harmless’

Conservative commentator and Indian-origin MAGA ally Dinesh D’Souza stirred a row after calling a recently shared AI video of former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama portrayed as monkeys “amusing and harmless”.

The Times of India · Feb 7

Trump posted something blatantly racist? What a surprise

The Obama video should take a toll on the president’s political career – but of course it won’t

The Guardian - US · Feb 7

White House, Laura Loomer, everyone tries to save Donald Trump. But he adds fuel to the fire and jumps right in

White House people must be exhausted trying to save someone who is determined crash and burn.

We Got This Covered · Feb 7

Trump refuses to apologise for sharing ‘disgusting’ video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes

Donald Trump refused to apologise for sharing a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.

The Independent UK · Feb 7

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

The Guardian - US · Feb 7

Trump’s toxic, racist video surpasses previous levels of debasement

Video deleted by White House breaks through numbness barrier and raises further questions about fitness for office

The Guardian - US · Feb 6

Trump revives racist imagery once seen as disqualifying

The taboo Trump just proved no longer holds.

Axios · Feb 6

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The Mary Sue · Feb 6

‘Most racist thing to come out of the White House’: Internet responds to Trump’s disgusting Obama memes

There is no explanation for this other than it being a racist joke.

The Times of India · Feb 6

Lara Loomer defends Donald Trump's racist Obama video, says Republicans also shown as animals in AI clip

Lara Loomer defended Donald Trump following backlash over an AI-generated video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. She highlighted that the clip also showed various Democrats as 'Lion King' characters, with Trump as a lion. The White House echoed this, calling the outrage 'fake' and a meme portraying Trump…

We Got This Covered · Feb 6

‘Disgusting behavior’: Trump posts video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, and the backlash was immediate

Trump's PR team can't catch a break.

Axios · Feb 6

Trump says "I didn't make a mistake" after racist video of Obamas removed

The post was up on Trump's Truth Social account for about 12 hours.

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Cinemablend · Feb 6

That Time President Obama Helped Kim Kardashian Feel Way Better After She Failed The Bar

That would do the trick!

Axios · Feb 6

Senate's lone Black Republican says Trump video "most racist thing I've seen out of this White House"

The post was eventually taken down after about 12 hours.

The Conversation · Feb 6

Melania: how the role of US first lady has changed over the years

The first lady of the US, a title typically held by the wife of the president, has never been a fixed cultural figure. Instead, she has functioned as a screen on to which the nation projects its ideals, anxieties and evolving ideas about womanhood and power.

The Independent UK · Feb 6

White House blames staffer for Trump’s Obama ‘apes’ post and removes video Republican labeled ‘racist’

The White House dismissed the clip as harmless, though it was later deleted

The Independent UK · Feb 6

Benghazi attack suspect arrested 14 years after ambush on US compound killed four Americans

Twenty militants armed with AK-47s and grenade launchers stormed the consulate compound on Sept. 12, 2012

Evening Standard · Feb 6

Trump removes video depicting Obamas as monkeys after clip sparks outrage

A post featured the video alongside the US president’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen

The Guardian - US · Feb 6

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

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