February 9, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump greets outgoing President Barack Obama before Trump's Jan. 20, 2017, swearing-in as the country's 45th president at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Black Catholic leaders responded Feb. 6, 2026, to a video posted on Trump's social media depicting the Obamas as apes -- a well known racist trope -- and urged fellow Catholics to take up the Church's mission of promoting racial justice. The 62-second video was posted at 11:44 p.m. Feb. 5 and removed around noon Feb. 6, according to news reports. (OSV News photo/Rick Wilking, Reuters)
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Trump account posts, deletes 'blatantly racist' depiction of Obamas
Trump account posts, deletes 'blatantly racist' depiction of Obamas
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