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Rep. Maxine Waters on Trump’s racist post: ‘He doesn't care when he hurts someone’

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February 7, 2026

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ABC News’ Rhiannon Ally spoke with Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who said she wasn’t shocked by the post depicting the Obamas as apes, adding it’s “just another effort to show [Trump’s] racism.”

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