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Obama Reacts to Trump’s AI Video Depicting Him as an Ape: ‘There Doesn’t Seem to Be Any Shame About This’
Obama condemned the racist AI video shared by Trump as a distraction amid political hostility, noting most Americans find such conduct deeply troubling, he said in a podcast interview.
- On Feb 5, the Truth Social account posted an AI video showing Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, which was deleted after nearly 12 hours amid bipartisan outrage, and Obama addressed the incident in a podcast released Saturday.
- Appended to a longer post about alleged 2020 election fraud, the ape clip was traced to an X post by meme creator Xerias and blamed on an unnamed White House staffer.
- Speaking to Cohen, Obama said there is little shame among those who once valued decorum, describing the online environment as a 'clown show' and criticizing the loss of propriety in public life.
- Several Republican senators, including Senator Tim Scott and Senator Roger Wicker, condemned the post, while Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, said it was shared 'erroneously' by a staffer.
- The episode has intensified concerns about AI-generated content, racist tropes linked to The Lion King imagery, and deteriorating norms amid disputes over immigration operations and the Department of Homeland Security's Feb 14 partial shutdown.
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Obama slams social media "clown show" after Trump's racist post
In an appearance on a podcast hosted by Brian Tyler Cohen published on Saturday, former President Barack Obama criticized the tone of political discourse. "There's this sort of clown show that's happening in social media and on television," Obama said in his first comments since President Trump posted a racist depiction of him and Michelle as apes. The White House said a staffer "erroneously made the post," and it was later taken down.
‘He Will Never Get This’: Viral Clip Reveals Trump’s Obama Problem Better Than Any Investigation Ever Could — and Why It Will Haunt Him Forever
The contrast between likeability for a former president and hostility for the current one has grown impossible to miss at public events around the world. When former President Barack Obama appears, crowds stand and warmly applaud. When President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance show up, boos and heckles fill the air. Former U.S. presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama (Photos: Getty Images) The divide was on full display this weekend, a…
Barack Obama blasts the Trump administration as a 'clown show'
Barack Obama just argued that American politics has devolved into a complete “clown show” under the second Trump administration. He made the claim during an interview with host Brian Tyler Cohen on his “No Lie” podcast. Cohen specifically asked how the country could recover from what he called the “de-evolution of discourse,” citing several alarming examples of recent political behavior. One of the most troubling incidents Obama addressed was th…
Obama Condemns Racist Video Shared by Trump
Former President Barack Obama addressed a racially offensive video that Donald Trump posted to Truth Social and later removed. The clip portrayed Barack and Michelle Obama as apes and promoted… The post Obama Condemns Racist Video Shared by Trump appeared first on .
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