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White House deletes racist post, blames staffer

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published February 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM EST

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Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with NPR’s Deepa Shivaram about the racist post depicting former President Obama and his wife Michelle as apes, which appeared on President Trump’s social media Thursday night. It was deleted after widespread condemnation, including from Trump’s fellow Republicans.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.