Obama deplores lack of shame after Trump’s racist monkey clip

2026-02-15 - 02:06

Barack Obama predicted such incidents will hurt Donald Trump’s Republicans in midterm elections. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: Former US president Barack Obama criticised a lack of shame and decorum in the country’s political discourse, responding Saturday for the first time to a post on Donald Trump’s social media account that depicted him and first lady Michelle as monkeys. The video shared on Trump’s Truth Social account on Feb 5 sparked censure across the US political spectrum, with the White House initially rejecting “fake outrage” only to then blame