I Didn’t Make a Mistake! : Trump’s Monkey Video Shows His Personal Hate Against African-Americans
In early February 2026, Trump posted—and later deleted—a video on Truth Social depicting Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes, invoking a historically racist trope meant deliberately to demean Black Americans and stir political outrage in a deeply personal, offensive way. The shameless video clip appeared as part of a longer conspiracy-driven post about the 2020 election and stayed online for nearly twelve hours before public backlash forced its removal, exposing systemic indifference. Trump’s monkey video shows his personal hate against African Americans by targeting two of the most prominent Black Americans in modern history. During this time, Trump did…