Obama Commented For The First Time On Trump's Monkey Video
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The former U.S. president said he has lost respect for the office he holds.
Former US President Barack Obama has commented for the first time on the appearance on Donald Trump's social media of a video showing Obama and his wife Michelle appearing as monkeys. The conversation with the former president was published by American blogger Brian Tyler Cohen on Saturday, February 14, German Wave reported.
Barack Obama: The sense of respect for the office has been lost
The interviewer asked Obama about the decline of political discussion in the United States and cited Trump as an example of "putting your picture on a monkey's body." "I think it's important to recognize that most Americans find this behavior extremely disturbing. It's true that it draws attention. It's true that it's distracting. But when you travel around the country, you meet people who still believe in decency, courtesy, kindness," Obama responded.
"There's a kind of clown show unfolding on social media and on TV. And the truth is that there seems to be no shame about it for those who used to think that you had to have some decorum, some sense of tact and respect for your position. All of that has been lost," the former president continued.
He believes that the majority of U.S. citizens disapprove of this and "ultimately the answer will come from Americans themselves." "We just saw this in Minnesota," Obama said, referring to the protests in Minneapolis.
The monkey video was removed from Trump's page after criticism
On the night of February 6, a video of Barack and Michelle Obama being portrayed as monkeys appeared on Trump's TruthSocial account. It sparked a wave of criticism and accusations of racism from the Republican.
Trump refused to apologize for the publication. However, he answered in the affirmative when asked if he condemned the racist content of the video.
The presidential administration initially tried to calm the public and urged "not to express feigned outrage." White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt said the video was an excerpt from an Internet meme depicting Trump as the king of the jungle and Democrats as characters from the cartoon "The Lion King."
A few hours later, the post was removed. The blame for its publication was placed on a White House staffer who allegedly did it by mistake.
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