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orangecrush
8 hrs ago
OP
" Trump was a driving force of the "birther" movement against Obama, which falsely claimed that the former president w
riversedge
8 hrs ago
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Lovie777
(22,250 posts)1. Shakes head...........
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mysteryowl
(8,699 posts)2. This is what happens to people with dementia
Get him out of office!
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sop
(17,901 posts)3. Yeah, that'll help Republicans with the black vote this year.
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orangecrush
(29,323 posts)4. Gee, do you think the press will confront him?
At least the Guardian, unlike our lickspittles, called him a liar, not "false claims" or some such minimizing fluff.
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NickB79
(20,278 posts)5. He's so close to using the N-word at this point
With the hard R.
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orangecrush
(29,323 posts)7. There is no cure yet
If modern medicine has a conscience, it will rapidly find a cure for the disease keeping Trump alive.
— Melissa Blauvelt (@mbclinpath.bsky.social) 2026-02-06T13:29:48.408Z
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riversedge
(80,014 posts)6. " Trump was a driving force of the "birther" movement against Obama, which falsely claimed that the former president w
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Context: Depictions and caricatures of Black people as monkeys or apes were used to justify slavery, lynching, and the creation of Jim Crow laws.
The big picture: Trump has long peddled conspiracy theories about former President Obama.
Trump was a driving force of the "birther" movement against Obama, which falsely claimed that the former president was born in Kenya and had a forged birth certificate, which therefore disqualified him from serving as president.
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/06/trump-racist-video-barack-michelle-obama-truth-social
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riversedge
(80,014 posts)9. Why it matters: Trump's offensive post uses a centuries-old trope against the first Black president and first lady in U
18 mins ago -
Trump posts racist video of Obamas
April Rubin
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/06/trump-racist-video-barack-michelle-obama-truth-social
President Trump posted an overtly racist video clip portraying former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes at the end of a video on his Truth Social feed.
Why it matters:
Trump's offensive post uses a centuries-old trope against the first Black president and first lady in U.S. history during the first week of Black History Month.
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orangecrush
(29,323 posts)10. I don't see this being reported in U.S. mainstream news
Just incredible.
Will they ignore it when he starts using the N word,?
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CanonRay
(16,025 posts)11. But we're not talking about Epstein, are we.
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FredGarvin
(819 posts)12. Fury?
There has been zero reporting on this other than offshore news agencies
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Prairie Gates
(7,541 posts)14. It's literally the top story in the New York Times right now
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Fla Dem
(27,480 posts)13. If this isn't a reason to impeach the Trump Turd, I don't know what is.
A direct racial attack against a former President. Truly an abuse of power.
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