Barack Obama blasts ‘clown show’ after Trump’s racist monkey video
South China Morning Post
by Agence France-PresseFebruary 15, 2026
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Barack Obama has strongly condemned Donald Trump's recent social media post, which depicted him and his wife Michelle as monkeys in a brief video clip. This incident occurred within a longer conspiratorial video about Trump's 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. Obama criticized the lack of decorum and shame in political discourse, stating that such behavior is troubling for most Americans and could negatively impact Republicans in the midterm elections.
The video, shared on Trump's Truth Social account, was part of a promotion for conspiracy theories surrounding his defeat. It briefly showed Obama and Michelle with their faces superimposed onto monkeys' bodies, sparking widespread condemnation across the political spectrum. Initially, Trump downplayed the controversy as "fake outrage," only to later claim the post was an error by his staff and remove it.
Obama's response, in an interview with left-wing podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen, highlighted the devolution of political discourse into cruelty. He emphasized the importance of addressing such issues to avoid further division
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/15/2026