President Trump’s Truth Social app shared a controversial video of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.
Trump unknowingly shared the shocking video on his Truth Social app on Thursday, Feb. 5. It is unclear if the president posted the video himself or if someone else posted it.
The video clip was appended to the end of another video discussing a suspicious spike in votes for former President Joe Biden after the vote count stopped in 2020.
Trump lost to Biden, but he argued that the race was stolen from him during the night.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the clip in a statement to TMZ, saying, “This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from the Lion King. Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom called the video “disgusting” and urged all Republicans to condemn it.
FYI: The video below contains a scene that may be disturbing to viewers.
President Trump shares a racist video of Michelle and Barack Obama as apes. https://t.co/Ei5CY4bZp8
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— TMZ (@TMZ) February 6, 2026
