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Feb 5, 2026 Donald Trump posted racist imagery of Barack and Michelle Obama and later removed it after backlash Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The post injected dehumanizing racial propaganda into national political discourse and showed how elite speech can poison the public sphere.
Independently corroborated by6 independent news desks
Associated Press · PBS · BBC · NBC News · NPR · New York Post
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- Trump Posts Racist Video of the Obamas — Former President Donald Trump posted a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, sparking widespread backlash.
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Week 55 – 2026-01-31–2026-02-06
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