Trump stokes fury with ‘disgusting’ monkey video of Obama, wife

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-02-06 · 11:19 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Donald Trump posted a video on his social media platform on Thursday that depicted former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as monkeys. The one-minute video repeats false allegations about Dominion Voting Systems and the 2020 election. Near the end, the Obamas' faces are superimposed on monkeys for approximately one second, accompanied by the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." The video has drawn condemnation from prominent Democrats, including the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom. As of early Friday morning, the video had garnered several thousand likes on Trump's platform.

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The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom slammed the post.

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The video had been liked several thousand times on the president’s social media platform.

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The video repeats false allegations that Dominion Voting Systems helped steal the 2020 election.

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Donald Trump posted a video depicting the Obamas as monkeys.

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday posted an election conspiracy video that depicted former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as monkeys, drawing condemnation from prominent Democrats.Near the end of a one-minute-long video posted on Trump’s social media platform, the Obamas are shown with their faces on the bodies of monkeys for about one second.The song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” plays in the background when the Obamas appear.The video repeats false allegations that the ballot-counting company Dominion Voting Systems helped steal the 2020 election from Trump.As of early Friday morning, the video had been liked several thousand times on the president’s social media platform.The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate and a prominent Trump critic, slammed the post.

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