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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(133,916 posts)
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 02:16 PM 3 hrs ago

'I didn't make a mistake' Trump says of post depicting Obamas as apes

President Donald Trump declined to apologize for sharing a video depicting former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes, telling reporters "I didn't make a mistake."

Trump told reporters while traveling on Air Force One to Florida on Feb. 6 that he only looked at the beginning of the roughly one-minute long video, which starts off talking about unsubstantiated voter fraud claims regarding the 2020 election, and didn't see the portion with the Obamas that has been widely condemned as racist.

"I just looked at the first part... I didn't see the whole thing," Trump said, indicating he gave it to someone else to post and "somebody slipped and missed a very small part."

“I guess probably nobody reviewed the end of it," Trump said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/didnt-mistake-trump-says-post-011716413.html

Says the guy who sued Bill Maher for saying Trump was descended from an orangutan.

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'I didn't make a mistake' Trump says of post depicting Obamas as apes (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 3 hrs ago OP
P.S. He's a serial liar. spanone 3 hrs ago #1
He is clearly bothered, his ego is engaged. Keep asking about it. Keep poking. RockRaven 3 hrs ago #2
Trump feeble mind us cooking in the clips I saw underpants 3 hrs ago #3
"I'm not responsible for anything I do" struggle4progress 2 hrs ago #4
Wait a second- there is a marker on the field sarisataka 2 hrs ago #5

RockRaven

(18,936 posts)
2. He is clearly bothered, his ego is engaged. Keep asking about it. Keep poking.
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 02:21 PM
3 hrs ago

His responses will get hotter and hotter and eventually...

underpants

(195,565 posts)
3. Trump feeble mind us cooking in the clips I saw
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 02:37 PM
3 hrs ago

The first excuse - it was a staffer - couldn’t hold with him because it would mean he’s not all knowing and all powerful.

Then he admits that he doesn’t have enough attention span to get through a 1 minute video.

He actually doesn’t show it but when the reporter asks him if it was a mistake that was a jolt to his system. The idea of him ever admitting something was a mistake isn’t in his universe but he actually said the word “mistake”. His inner circle probably had to pile on with effusive praise for him.

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