As Black History Month Turns 100, Trump Refuses to Apologize for Video Depicting Obamas as Apes
February 9, 2026
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President Donald Trump is refusing to apologize for sharing a racist video on social media that depicts former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. The video remained available on Trump's Truth Social page for 12 hours before it was deleted around noon on Friday. It prompted rare criticism from members of his own party, including South Carolina's Tim Scott, the Senate's only Black Republican, who called it "the most racist thing" he had seen from the White House.
"This is a disgusting and despicable display of racism from President Trump," says Wisdom Cole, senior national director of advocacy for the NAACP. "Instead of unifying the nation and celebrating the achievements of Black America … he chooses to continue to perpetuate bigotry."
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