Trump account reposted a video portraying the Obamas as apes
A video reposted by Trump's Truth Social account depicted Barack and Michelle Obama's faces on ape bodies near its end; the post was subsequently removed. [Truth Social / realDonaldTrump] [The American Presidency Project] [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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The imagery in the linked original media and archived post; this does not establish Trump authored, watched, or intended that imagery.
WHAT THE DOCUMENT SAYS
The record.
A video reposted by Trump's Truth Social account depicted Barack and Michelle Obama's faces on ape bodies near its end; the post was subsequently removed. [Truth Social / realDonaldTrump] [The American Presidency Project] [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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The context.
APP timestamps the post 20:44 Pacific on February5, corresponding to February6 Eastern. On February6 Trump said he watched only the beginning, someone else posted it, and it was taken down; he refused an apology. Later in that same exchange, when asked whether he condemned the racist parts, he explicitly said he did. These responses provide context for this single repost incident. [Truth Social / realDonaldTrump] [The American Presidency Project] [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
SEPARATE FROM THE FACTUAL RECORD
Editorial classification.
racial-or-ethnic · demeaning-language · political-opponent
Ape portrayal of two Black public figures is a racialized dehumanizing trope. Selection concerns the actual image and account repost, not a conclusion about the poster's individual motive. [Truth Social / realDonaldTrump]
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Open the original.
- Original posted media · Truth Social / realDonaldTrumpOriginal media linked to Truth Social post 116021858466596328
Video time 00:01:00; visually inspected frame showing both Obama faces on ape bodies
https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/116/021/857/077/063/166/original/8be9e0f64605a6ce.mp4 - Archived original social post · The American Presidency ProjectTruth Social Posts of February 5, 2026
20:44 Pacific; original post https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116021858466596328; removal note
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/truth-social-posts-february-5-2026 - Presidential transcript · U.S. Government Publishing OfficeRemarks and an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to West Palm Beach, Florida
February 6; President social media accounts; Deleted Social Media Post Portraying Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as Apes; later Black-voter exchange; later repeated deleted-post section: question asking condemnation of racist parts and affirmative answer
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202600092/html/DCPD-202600092.htm
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