USA : Anger at a Short Video : video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/02/06/14/106164587-15535113-The_president_received_widespread_backlash_over_ac cusations_of_r-a-85_1770387652904.jpg


This was debated by the Left Wing Fella on LBC
this morning.

The video is 1 minute long or so
The video was made by someone else


[It's unclear if Trump was aware of
the Obama imagery. Soon after he posted
a video detailing the history of the
black conservative movement in the GOP.

Trump's longstanding feud with
Barack Obama stretches back decades,
beginning when he first promoted claims
that the 44th president was born outside
the United States.]



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15535113/Trump-posts-video-depicting-Obamas-apes-sparking-backlash-political-divide.html

[Cherie]

The President of the Free world ladies and gents

[Livia]

That's dispicable.

[arista]

That Video has now been removed


Sky News USA update

[Glenn.]

I was about to call Trump an ape, but that would be insulting to apes.

[Oliver_W]

Wtf?

[Maru]

So many of our politicians have turned out to be morally repugnant and it's going to take a big effort to claw back our morality from these folk.

[Jordan.]

The USA is really the biggest embarrassment on the planet right now.

[Crimson Dynamo]

The USA is really the biggest embarrassment on the planet right now.

Not Iran?

:facepalm:

[GiRTh]

The posts and the rant about Somalia, calling countries “bullshit countries” — it’s all there for people to draw their own conclusions. I also see the claim that Trump didn’t actually write that particular post. Fair enough, but I’ve said on here before that I didn’t think he wrote the Rob Reiner tweet either because the language didn’t match his usual style.

So it does raise a legitimate question: if he doesn’t write all of his own posts, how many of those long, angry rants were actually him and how many were staff?

He keeps circling back to Obama, and he recently said Obama should be arrested. Whatever someone thinks of the politics, the fixation is obvious. It’s hard not to wonder what it is about Obama that triggers such a consistent reaction from him, because it goes way beyond normal political criticism and into something much more personal.

[Glenn.]

Be interesting to how the MAGA cult excuse this. Despicable.

[Oliver_W]

So it does raise a legitimate question: if he doesn’t write all of his own posts, how many of those long, angry rants were actually him and how many were staff?

Same could be said about most politicians with an online platform tbf.

I guess the difference is that Trump pretends to be separate from that, and he has a certain ... style, for want of better.

[GiRTh]

Same could be said about most politicians with an online platform tbf.

I guess the difference is that Trump pretends to be separate from that, and he has a certain ... style, for want of better.Exactly. Some of those rants clearly weren’t written by him, and that actually makes it even more disturbing. If he’s allowing that stuff to go out under his name without having written it himself, then either he’s signing off on it or he’s happy for his staff to speak in that tone on his behalf.

Either way, it doesn’t make the posts look any better — it just adds another layer of weirdness to the whole thing.

[Livia]

There can be no justification at all for that insulting video. The Obamas are classy enough to rise above it though.

[GiRTh]

Not Iran?

:facepalm:Iran is bad, sure — but it’s always been that way. Nothing new there. What is new is the state of Trump’s second term. Do you honestly think it’s going well? Because from the outside it looks like the country is unravelling on multiple fronts.

You’ve got ordinary citizens killing each other in the streets, Trump talking about claiming land he has no realistic chance of getting, the Epstein files dragging half of Washington back into the mud, and now he’s already planting the idea that the midterms — which he’s widely expected to lose badly — might be rigged. It’s the same pattern every time: pre‑emptively undermine the result so he has someone else to blame.

For a country that’s supposed to be a global leader, it’s hard to see anything but chaos right now. The whole thing feels like an embarrassment on the world stage, and the worst part is that it’s becoming normalised.

[Maru]

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Social media has really rotted away people's ability to distinguish reality.

[bots]

So many of our politicians have turned out to be morally repugnant and it's going to take a big effort to claw back our morality from these folk.

I hate to say it, but politicians always reflect the people in the country. Throughout all the 2nd term Trump madness, Trump's support consistently holds at 40%. It may not be the majority, but it's still a huge chunk of the american people. Also, this is not a new phenomenon; they have always held these views, it's just they have been enabled now

[Cherie]

The USA is really the biggest embarrassment on the planet right now.

Oh I dont know think the UK is giving it a run for its money appointing dubious American Ambassadors

[Parmy]

Be interesting to how the MAGA cult excuse this. Despicable.

You sound like some Muslim extremist moaning about Salman Rushdie.

[Glenn.]

You sound like some Muslim extremist moaning about Salman Rushdie.

Good to know the bar for what counts as racism keeps getting lowered whenever it’s inconvenient. At least you’re consistent in pretending not to notice.

[Cherie]

Good to know the bar for what counts as racism keeps getting lowered whenever it’s inconvenient. At least you’re consistent in pretending not to notice.

bit rich given how quiet you have gone on Peter Mandelson

[Parmy]

Good to know the bar for what counts as racism keeps getting lowered whenever it’s inconvenient. At least you’re consistent in pretending not to notice.

You asked what they might say. They might say that.

Trump reposted that clip, did it come with any context that the media may have missed?

[Parmy]

bit rich given how quiet you have gone on Peter Mandelson

Mandelson and starmer

2 peas in a pod.

It's the only reasonable explanation.

[Glenn.]

You asked what they might say. They might say that.

Trump reposted that clip, did it come with any context that the media may have missed?

What context makes monkey imagery about Black people fine? Be specific.

[Parmy]

What context makes monkey imagery about Black people fine? Be specific.

He may have been saying this is unacceptable. Which it obviously is.

:shrug:

I dunno.

[Glenn.]

He may have been saying this is unacceptable. Which it obviously is.

:shrug:

I dunno.

With his long history of racism. Only a moron would think that he was saying it was unacceptable.

[Glenn.]

bit rich given how quiet you have gone on Peter Mandelson

How quiet I’ve gone? When was I loud?

[Crimson Dynamo]

bit rich given how quiet you have gone on Peter Mandelson
Not a lot of replies on the whole Epstein Mandelson thread. I really thought they would be more tbh

[Barry.]

What was he thinking? I’m speechless, I didn’t think Trump could snoop that low

[Barry.]

What was he thinking? I’m speechless, I didn’t think Trump could snoop that low

I should of said any lower

[Crimson Dynamo]

What was he thinking? I’m speechless, I didn’t think Trump could snoop that low

Not Snoop as well

D:

[Glenn.]

Think I’ve made my point on everybody mentioned in the Epstein files. I’ll reiterate for the ones slow of learning. I think EVERYONE should be held accountable for the information coming out in the files. I don’t selectively point my outrage at certain people whilst ignoring others like some members.

Can the maga cult say the same?

[Barry.]

Not Snoop as well

D:

I’m thinking about Snoop Dog I think :laugh:

[Barry.]

Think I’ve made my point on everybody mentioned in the Epstein files. I’ll reiterate for the ones slow of learning. I think EVERYONE should be held accountable for the information coming out in the files. I don’t selectively point my outrage at certain people whilst ignoring others like some members.

Can the maga cult say the same?

Isn’t some mentioned in the files not part of the sex group. Like Lady Gaga is mentioned but just because he tried to reach out to her.

[Glenn.]

Isn’t some mentioned in the files not part of the sex group. Like Lady Gaga is mentioned but just because he tried to reach out to her.

I guess so.

JK Rowling is also in them too.

[Cherie]

Isn’t some mentioned in the files not part of the sex group. Like Lady Gaga is mentioned but just because he tried to reach out to her.

Peter Mandelson was sending confidential information it is not quite the same as attending a party with no knowledge

[Crimson Dynamo]

I guess so.

JK Rowling is also in them too.

:joker:

[Cherie]

How quiet I’ve gone? When was I loud?

One of your last posts on the Epstein thread


Unsubstantiated right?

Loudly defending the indefensible ...

[Cherie]

:joker:

I mean....

[Glenn.]

One of your last posts on the Epstein thread


Unsubstantiated right?

Loudly defending the indefensible ...

Isn’t defending anything. It was called sarcasm. I was repeating claims in the Epstein files thread that the emails about trump were “unsubstantiated”.

If you’re gonna try and score a gotcha, at least know what you’re trying to get.

[Glenn.]

Like I said. Selective outrage depending what side of the bench you’re sitting on.

[Cherie]

Isn’t defending anything. It was called sarcasm. I was repeating claims in the Epstein files thread that the emails about trump were “unsubstantiated”.

If you’re gonna try and score a gotcha, at least know what you’re trying to get.

but it isn't unsubstantiated is it? it is plain to see you took a back seat from posting on the thread as soon as the **** hit the fan.......

[Glenn.]

I don’t think you know what sarcasm means.

I’ll be sure to give you a blow by blow account of my opinions in future Cherie. I know how much you crave them.

[Cherie]

I don’t think you know what sarcasm means.

I’ll be sure to give you a blow y blow account of my opinions in future Cherie. I know how much you crave them.

:hee:

[Redway]

Not Iran?

:facepalm:

I was wondering when you’d show up and start doing your racist bait. It’s not that thickly veiled and you know it.

[Parmy]

Think I’ve made my point on everybody mentioned in the Epstein files. I’ll reiterate for the ones slow of learning. I think EVERYONE should be held accountable for the information coming out in the files. I don’t selectively point my outrage at certain people whilst ignoring others like some members.

Can the maga cult say the same?




It's the other tibb lefties opinions most people are interested in.

[Glenn.]

Insightful, as usual.

[Maru]

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[Mystic Mock]

The President of the Free world ladies and gents

He really should've realised how that's going to come across to most people.

[Mystic Mock]

Iran is bad, sure — but it’s always been that way. Nothing new there. What is new is the state of Trump’s second term. Do you honestly think it’s going well? Because from the outside it looks like the country is unravelling on multiple fronts.

You’ve got ordinary citizens killing each other in the streets, Trump talking about claiming land he has no realistic chance of getting, the Epstein files dragging half of Washington back into the mud, and now he’s already planting the idea that the midterms — which he’s widely expected to lose badly — might be rigged. It’s the same pattern every time: pre‑emptively undermine the result so he has someone else to blame.

For a country that’s supposed to be a global leader, it’s hard to see anything but chaos right now. The whole thing feels like an embarrassment on the world stage, and the worst part is that it’s becoming normalised.

Exactly.

[Mystic Mock]

I hate to say it, but politicians always reflect the people in the country. Throughout all the 2nd term Trump madness, Trump's support consistently holds at 40%. It may not be the majority, but it's still a huge chunk of the american people. Also, this is not a new phenomenon; they have always held these views, it's just they have been enabled now

Sadly it's true.

It's the same in the UK and Canada too.

[Maru]

I hate to say it, but politicians always reflect the people in the country. Throughout all the 2nd term Trump madness, Trump's support consistently holds at 40%. It may not be the majority, but it's still a huge chunk of the american people. Also, this is not a new phenomenon; they have always held these views, it's just they have been enabled now

It's going off topic, but I wouldn't oversimplify our problems down to what that 40% believes (or doesn't). To try to keep it simple, America has been hyper-fixated on race (and gender, etc) for as long as I've been aware of such things. I don't see a big difference between the left and right wing in the US. I really don't. In fact, the more time goes on I only see more similarities and that's especially true with the execution of their politics.

There was a time in my life it would've been a dream to have gone abroad to someplace that didn't have such hyper-fixations, especially on anything related to an individual veneer ("Aren't I/we so virtuous??") While we could once claim to be experts on such things (through multiculturalism), so little of that seemed to translate to helping us deal with such difficulty topics in reality. None of that is surprising. I never thought our handling of big topics was handled sensitively. Rather such expertise is always portrayed in a narcissistic manner and that tends to dress up one's superior qualities over any deficiencies.

Don't get me wrong, I love my country. There's traits I'm quite fond of. However, self-awareness isn't one of them. I don't know that the left or the right realize just how alike they are. Hopefully that made sense.

[Ammi]

The USA is really the biggest embarrassment on the planet right now.

The posts and the rant about Somalia, calling countries “bullshit countries” — it’s all there for people to draw their own conclusions. I also see the claim that Trump didn’t actually write that particular post. Fair enough, but I’ve said on here before that I didn’t think he wrote the Rob Reiner tweet either because the language didn’t match his usual style.

So it does raise a legitimate question: if he doesn’t write all of his own posts, how many of those long, angry rants were actually him and how many were staff?

He keeps circling back to Obama, and he recently said Obama should be arrested. Whatever someone thinks of the politics, the fixation is obvious. It’s hard not to wonder what it is about Obama that triggers such a consistent reaction from him, because it goes way beyond normal political criticism and into something much more personal.


…I’m inclined to agree with Jordan in that being a huge embarrassment on the world stage is not the same as being ‘the worst country’…the US president is seen as the leader of the free world, US as a country and a power is seen as a leader of the free world but under the leadership of Trump, atm we’re seeing something far removed from that…Trump is so critical and vocal of other countries in their values, in their governing, in their leadership etc…describing countries as ‘sh**hole’ countries….and yet he’s subscribing to overtly offensive tweets in his representation of a previous leader of his own country…how Trump behaves, how Trump is seen is reflective of how the US behaves and how the US is seen …and this is the US president who has so much to say about other countries …


…what was it that one of his administration said…that the world/the media needed to ‘stop with the fake outrage and report on something that matters to the American public…’…Trump had his finger on the button of world peace, he’s seen as the most powerful leader in the world…an overtly racist tweet was posted on the same account that White House official tweets are posted from…that absolutely would, should and does matter to the American public and that his administration’s stance is that it’s of ‘low importance’ that ‘staffers’ have access to post on his official account in such a way and could create National or international offence on a whim…not only matters to the American public but to the world public…and all he apparently/allegedly is saying is…’oh, it’s not very nice…’…yes, an embarrassment for his public for sure….

[bots]

It's going off topic, but I wouldn't oversimplify our problems down to what that 40% believes (or doesn't). To try to keep it simple, America has been hyper-fixated on race (and gender, etc) for as long as I've been aware of such things. I don't see a big difference between the left and right wing in the US. I really don't. In fact, the more time goes on I only see more similarities and that's especially true with the execution of their politics.

There was a time in my life it would've been a dream to have gone abroad to someplace that didn't have such hyper-fixations, especially on anything related to an individual veneer ("Aren't I/we so virtuous??") While we could once claim to be experts on such things (through multiculturalism), so little of that seemed to translate to helping us deal with such difficulty topics in reality. None of that is surprising. I never thought our handling of big topics was handled sensitively. Rather such expertise is always portrayed in a narcissistic manner and that tends to dress up one's superior qualities over any deficiencies.

Don't get me wrong, I love my country. There's traits I'm quite fond of. However, self-awareness isn't one of them. I don't know that the left or the right realize just how alike they are. Hopefully that made sense.


I agree, the left and right are very much the same. Even just looking back at the Biden administration, it was very clear that Biden said all the right things in terms of supporting ukraine and immigration etc, but didn't follow it up with actions. Also, Trump may have instigated the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, but Biden was in charge of the operation to leave and it was a disgrace. Also, everyone goes on about Trump tariffs, but Biden kept most of Trump's tariffs in place, years into his administration :laugh: and Biden didn't do a lot to support Taiwan.

You can also say with certainty, if the dems do end up with the presidency again, they will keep the majority of Trump's changes, because at the end of the day, they all want all the power they can get


Here in the UK, nobody is really coming out with anything new. They pass the parcel and so it goes on. The only thing that is certain, they want more and more control over the people they claim to represent

[Crimson Dynamo]

'I looked at it. I didn’t see the whole thing. I gave it to the people, they posted it,' said Trump, noting he 'didn't see' the part where the Obamas were imposed on the bodies of apes.

'What I saw in the beginning was really strong. It was about fraudulent elections. Anytime I see that stuff and it’s credible, you put it up. I didn’t do it. This was done by someone else. It was a re-truth but that was a very strong truth,' Trump added.

Trump also said that the staffer the White House alleged posted the video will not be fired.

He was then asked if he would apologize.

'No, I didn’t make a mistake,' he said.

[Mystic Mock]

'I looked at it. I didn’t see the whole thing. I gave it to the people, they posted it,' said Trump, noting he 'didn't see' the part where the Obamas were imposed on the bodies of apes.

'What I saw in the beginning was really strong. It was about fraudulent elections. Anytime I see that stuff and it’s credible, you put it up. I didn’t do it. This was done by someone else. It was a re-truth but that was a very strong truth,' Trump added.

Trump also said that the staffer the White House alleged posted the video will not be fired.

He was then asked if he would apologize.

'No, I didn’t make a mistake,' he said.

It's not a good look for Trump imo.

You should always make sure what is being put up in your name, especially if you're in the public eye like Trump is.

[bots]

Trump always pushes it, to normalise it and to see what he can get away with

[Glenn.]

Trump always pushes it, to normalise it and to see what he can get away with

Agreed.

Helped along by his racist following that swallow his excuses because it normalises their racism.

[Ninastar]

Absolutely disgusting and so immature too

[arista]

Absolutely disgusting and so immature too


Yes Good
it was removed


The younger staffer
who posted it, is still in his job.
As stated a few posts back.

[bots]

Yes Good
it was removed


The younger staffer
who posted it, is still in his job.
As stated a few posts back.

it wasn't a staffer that posted it, it was Trump

[GiRTh]

it wasn't a staffer that posted it, it was Trump:clap1:

Of course he wrote it, and he clearly thinks it’s funny. The whole thing just shows how little awareness he has of how it comes across. He’s a disgrace, plain and simple.

[Parmy]

Akuna matata..

[Glenn.]

Akuna matata..

If you’re going to tell people not to worry about racism, you could at least spell Hakuna Matata correctly. Though I guess accuracy isn’t really the priority here.

[arista]

it wasn't a staffer that posted it, it was Trump


Yes

I should have said Trump did not make the Video


The Younger Staffer did


And he is still in his job

[Glenn.]

Yeah it was definitely The Sexual Predator that posted it.

[Mystic Mock]

Trump always pushes it, to normalise it and to see what he can get away with

Well personally speaking I will never let Trump dictate how I want to talk about the Obamas, or black people as a racial group.

A decent Human Being in my view shouldn't want to compare black people to Apes.

[Mystic Mock]

Akuna matata..

Weren't that done on the Strictly game at some point this year?

Or am I mixing that up with Josiah's game?:think:

[Crimson Dynamo]

The Donald just dropped an hillarious video of him on the Fresh Prince from back in the day to silence the haters

You can watch the short clip here: https://x.com/WellsJorda89710/status/2020148168529223818?s=20

[Niamh.]

He's an absolute lunatic. Mental times

[arista]

The Donald just dropped an hillarious video of him on the Fresh Prince from back in the day to silence the haters

You can watch the short clip here: https://x.com/WellsJorda89710/status/2020148168529223818?s=20


20 years back or so

[Maru]

He's an absolute lunatic. Mental times

They are all nuts and intentionally so.

[GoldHeart]

The Donald just dropped an hillarious video of him on the Fresh Prince from back in the day to silence the haters

You can watch the short clip here: https://x.com/WellsJorda89710/status/2020148168529223818?s=20

" To Silence the haters" ? :facepalm: :huh:

What does a old cringy cameo on Fresh prince prove exactly? , he made a lot of appearances back then on random tv shows & movies, long before he went into politics.

Is he also going to post sex & the city and Home Alone 2 ?? ,as his orange ass appeared on those as well . Maybe that Hugh Grant movie ' 2 weeks notice' ? .

[Glenn.]

Imagine supporting a peadophile sex offender :skull:

[Parmy]

Imagine being upset and outraged on someone elses behalf just cause they were depicted as an animal.

[Glenn.]

Parm excusing racism. Shock horror.

And my point still stands. I couldn’t imagine supporting a rapist child predator. Especially when said members are so into protecting children and women. Make it make sense.

[Parmy]

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1bTJJaGBAs/

[Glenn.]

So you agree Trump is a rapist child predator then

[Parmy]

I would need proof.

[Glenn.]

I would need proof.



US court upholds $83.3 million penalty on Trump for sexual assault defamation case
Donald Trump, whom a 2023 trial found had sexually assaulted author E. Jean Carroll, was ordered to pay $83.3 million in total damages for having defamed Carroll in 2022
Along with 28 others.

Mentioned in the Epstein files thousands of times.

If it walks like a sexual predator, talks like a sexual predator, it’s probably a sexual predator.

Funny how you need no proof when you’re generalising whole demographics. I wonder whyte

[Parmy]

Not much about children in that.

[Glenn.]

But the rape and sexual assault of 28 women is cool though.

PrOtEcT tHe wOmEN

[Parmy]

But the rape and sexual assault of 28 women is cool though.

PrOtEcT tHe wOmEN

No it's not...why on earth would you say that.:shrug:

[Glenn.]

I would need proof.

Not much about children in that.

No it's not...why on earth would you say that.:shrug:

Excuses excuses.

No other way to see it.

[Parmy]

Oh.
It's got something in its head about a forum member, it must be right!


Stilll no proof about the children....



Won't find any but will still be allowed to say it.


When we alll know starmer is the paedophile.

[Glenn.]

Excuses racism or is just too thick to understand blatant racism.

Makes excuses for a vile sexual predator abusing at least 28 women.

Makes excuses for The Sexual Predator being named thousands of times in files relating to a sexual predator or just too thick to put the pieces together.

Names someone as a peadophile with no proof. Or just too thick to have an intelligent conversation

[Parmy]

Just as I thought....no proof whatsoever.

[Glenn.]

I have a brain in my head. No proof you have one yet though.

[Parmy]

Mocking the colour of trumps skin by putting his face on a bloated orange balloon....to be laughed at...


Mocking the Obama's skin colour.....racist..



Sorry, that dont wash with me...either both are ok, or both are not.

[Glenn.]

Yep definitely no brain. And definitely what a moron racist would say.

[Parmy]

Yep definitely no brain. And definitely what a moron racist would say.

Bet you still read the gay news...

[Glenn.]

Bet you still read the gay news...

What’s the gay news? You obviously know more about it than me

[Parmy]

What’s the gay news? You obviously know more about it than me

The first British gay newspaper

[Glenn.]

Oh cool.

Do you have a problem with people that read gay news or? Not sure what you’re talking about.

Just having a lil rant about gay people again or?

[GoldHeart]

Mocking the colour of trumps skin by putting his face on a bloated orange balloon....to be laughed at...


Mocking the Obama's skin colour.....racist..



Sorry, that dont wash with me...either both are ok, or both are not.


Because' Orange' is a natural skin colour Parm ?...come on now :rolleyes: , I called him orange..do you think that's racist? :skull: .

If someone said " Trump is a white baboon".... then you might have half a point there in your argument.

[Glenn.]

He doesn’t understand what racism is.

[Parmy]

Because' Orange' is a natural skin colour Parm ?...come on now :rolleyes: , I called him orange..do you think that's racist? :skull: .

If someone said " Trump is a white baboon".... then you might have half a point there in your argument.

Nobody said the Obama's were monkeys.:shrug:

[Maru]

Mocking the colour of trumps skin by putting his face on a bloated orange balloon....to be laughed at...


Mocking the Obama's skin colour.....racist..



Sorry, that dont wash with me...either both are ok, or both are not.

You're asking a lot of the internet

[GoldHeart]

Nobody said the Obama's were monkeys.:shrug:

Yeah I guess it was just an honest mistake with those mock up images , it could happen to any of us.

https://i.postimg.cc/FKMpwvRr/jennifer-lawrence-thumbs-up.gif (https://postimages.org/)