Trump Ignores Racist Smear Storm

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President Trump stands firm, refusing to apologize for a provocative Truth Social post that media outlets twisted into a racist attack, exposing relentless left-wing smears against his unfiltered style.

Story Snapshot

Trump shared an AI-manipulated video late Feb. 5, 2026, on Truth Social, featuring Obamas briefly in a Lion King-style meme promoting 2020 election truths.
White House deleted it 12 hours later, blaming a staffer, while Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed backlash as “fake outrage” over a harmless internet meme.
Trump refuses apology, signaling no retreat from bold communication that rallies patriots against election fraud narratives suppressed by Big Tech.
Bipartisan critics, including Sen. Tim Scott, piled on during Black History Month, but this fits Trump’s pattern of exposing elite hypocrisy without bowing to PC demands.
Incident highlights ongoing Trump-Obama rivalry and media’s desperation to derail his successful second term agenda.

Event Timeline and White House Response

On February 5, 2026, at 11:44 pm ET, President Trump posted a one-minute AI video on Truth Social during a posting spree. The clip, set to “The Lion King Tonight,” depicted Trump as the dominant force amid Democrats, with Barack and Michelle Obama’s faces superimposed on figures for one second near the end. It highlighted debunked claims about Dominion Voting Systems and 2020 election irregularities that Trump supporters know deserve scrutiny. The post aimed to energize the base against globalist election interference.

Media Backlash and Initial Defense

Early February 6 brought predictable outrage from Democrats labeling the video “vile” and “racist.” Even Sen. Tim Scott called it the “most racist thing” from the White House, despite its meme nature portraying Trump as “King of the Jungle.” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back forcefully, calling it an “internet meme video” and urging focus on real issues like border security over manufactured scandals. This defense underscores conservative frustration with selective outrage that ignores Biden-era chaos.

Deletion and Trump’s Defiant Stance

By 11:44 am ET on February 6, roughly 12 hours later, the White House removed the post, attributing it to a staffer’s error. Trump himself offered no apology, refusing to validate the hysterical reaction. This mirrors his pattern of using AI visuals to combat woke censorship, from prior posts of Obama in an orange jumpsuit to Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero critiquing shutdown games. Conservatives applaud this resilience against media traps designed to undermine his mandate.

The refusal to back down protects First Amendment expression, a core conservative value under constant assault from leftist censors. Sources question the “mystery staffer” excuse, noting Trump’s late-night posting habits, but it shields the administration from deeper probes while Trump stays focused on priorities like deportations.

President Trump refuses to apologize for posting video depicting Obamas as apes https://t.co/Z8wnG18q1A

— USA TODAY Politics (@usatodayDC) February 7, 2026

Broader Context and Conservative Perspective

This episode revives Trump’s long-standing feud with Obama, rooted in birther questions and Nobel Prize absurdities that exposed elite favoritism. Occurring in Black History Month amid midterm pushes, it fuels Democrat narratives of extremism, yet ignores Trump’s deportation successes—over 605,000 illegals removed and 1.9 million self-deporting. Critics like Gavin Newsom exploit it for 2028 ambitions, but patriots see it as Trump refusing to kneel to globalist smears eroding American sovereignty.

AI deepfakes raise valid scrutiny concerns, yet Trump’s unfiltered Truth Social voice counters Big Tech suppression of election integrity discussions. With Democrats favored in midterms, this tests GOP unity, but Trump’s base values his defiance against government overreach and family-eroding woke agendas. No Obama response keeps focus on Trump’s forward momentum.