Trump Says No Staffer Disciplined for Racist Obama Video Posted to His Account

President Trump stated that no White House staffer had been fired or disciplined for posting a racist AI-generated video to his Truth Social account that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. When asked directly by CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang whether he had taken disciplinary action, Trump responded "No, I haven't." He dismissed the offensive content as "a little piece that had to do with The Lion King" and claimed the video had been circulating widely. The video, which used a well-known racist tactic to dehumanize Black people, had been posted the previous week and was later deleted. Trump's refusal to discipline anyone or apologize for the post drew widespread condemnation. His characterization of racist ape imagery as merely "Lion King" content represents a demonstrable misrepresentation of the deeply offensive nature of the post.

"No, I haven't. It was a little piece that had to do with The Lion King." — Response to CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang's direct question about whether any White House staffer had been disciplined for posting the racist video