Barack Obama blasts ‘clown show’ after Trump’s racist monkey video
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In an interview released Saturday, former President Barack Obama criticized the current state of US political discourse, calling it a "clown show." His comments came in response to a video shared on Donald Trump's Truth Social account on February 5, which depicted Obama and his wife Michelle with their faces superimposed on monkeys. The video, which promoted conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, drew widespread condemnation. While the White House initially dismissed criticism, they later attributed the post to a staff error and removed it. Obama expressed concern about the increasing level of cruelty in political discussions and questioned how to recover from this decline.
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AI-ExtractedThe Obamas were shown with their faces on the bodies of monkeys for about one second.
The White House initially rejected “fake outrage” only to then blame the post on an error by a staff member.
The video was shared on Trump’s Truth Social account on February 5.
Donald Trump’s social media account depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys.
Barack Obama criticised a lack of shame and decorum in the country’s political discourse.
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