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Trump posts racist ape video of Obama, GOP condemns, removes.

6/25/2026

Left

Trump Posts Racist Video

President Donald Trump posted a racist ape video and an AI-generated meme likening Barack Obama’s library to a garbage can.
CNN reported Trump has mentioned Barack Obama 537 times since he left office, averaging 1.8 mentions per day.
Barack Obama told All Smoke podcast Trump’s obsession shows a lack of focus on Americans.
Republican senators publicly condemned the ape video, leading to its removal from Trump’s platform.

Right

Trump Iran Deal

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social his team is negotiating an Iran agreement that reverses the Obama-era nuclear deal.
Barack Obama called President Donald Trump’s preoccupation with him an “obsession” during a June 2026 podcast interview.
White House spokesman Davis Ingle called Barack Obama “one of dishonest, divisive, and destructive Presidents.”
Obama said Chicago library opened while administration focuses on work, not predecessor’s actions.

Blindspot

Left coverage emphasized the Republican senators’ public condemnation and the removal of Trump’s racist ape-video, an institutional response absent from Right coverage.
Left coverage also highlighted the CNN-reported 537 Trump mentions of Obama since 2021, a quantitative detail not included in the Right summary.

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Trump Posts Racist Video

President Donald Trump posted a racist ape video and an AI-generated meme likening Barack Obama’s library to a garbage can.
CNN reported Trump has mentioned Barack Obama 537 times since he left office, averaging 1.8 mentions per day.
Barack Obama told All Smoke podcast Trump’s obsession shows a lack of focus on Americans.
Republican senators publicly condemned the ape video, leading to its removal from Trump’s platform.

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