Condemn Trump’s Racist Video Targeting the Obamas

Donald Trump just crossed another dangerous line—and the White House is helping him get away with it.

On February 5, 2026, Trump posted a video depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. The imagery is racist, dehumanizing, and unmistakably rooted in a long history of anti-Black propaganda used to justify violence and oppression. This is not “dark humor.” It is hate.

Even worse, the White House defended the video, dismissing criticism and treating this racist attack as normal political content. When the President of the United States spreads racist imagery, and the administration excuses it, it sends a message to the country: racism is acceptable at the highest level of government.

This is part of Trump’s long record of racist attacks on President Obama, including his years-long promotion of the birther conspiracy theory and repeated efforts to delegitimize America’s first Black president. Trump has spent over a decade using race as a political weapon, and now he is escalating again—using AI-generated content to spread racism faster, wider, and with less accountability.

Experts have long warned that racist dehumanization isn’t harmless. Research has shown that portraying Black people as animals increases public tolerance for discrimination and violence. This kind of propaganda has real-world consequences, and it is especially dangerous when amplified by the President.

Add your name now. Racism from the presidency must be confronted, not excused.