Cartoon Garbage Pail Kids-style image of a megaphone-head Trump spewing tweets and chaos, with cartoon primates labeled Barack and Michelle emerging in a satire of the controversial racist video.

Apes of Outrage

Trump Shares and Deletes Racist Obama Video, Draws Bipartisan Backlash

Published February 7, 2026

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A satirical trading card satirizing the uproar after Trump shared (then deleted) a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes, triggering rare bipartisan criticism during Black History Month.

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President Donald Trump posted a video on his social media account that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes - invoking a racist trope that quickly drew widespread bipartisan condemnation. The clip was deleted after hours of criticism, including from some Republican lawmakers, though Trump refused to apologize, blaming a staffer and saying he did not see the offensive portion before posting. Critics called the imagery “the most racist thing” they’d seen from the White House, with civil rights leaders and members of Congress condemning the act.

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