World · 15 February 2026
Obama says shame is lost after racist video post
Ari Levinson (Autumnfire), minor cleanup edit by Chicago god. via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Former President Obama criticised the current political climate after Donald Trump shared a clip depicting him and his wife as apes. Speaking on a podcast, Obama described the situation as a "clown show" where leaders lack basic decency and decorum. Although the White House initially dismissed complaints, the post was deleted after Senator Tim Scott called it the most racist act he had seen.
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