Trump posts racist image depicting Obamas as primates; Congressman Cohen introduces censure resolution

On February 5, 2026, President Donald Trump shared a social media post containing a racist image portraying former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as primates. The post also promoted false claims about voter fraud. The racist content drew bipartisan condemnation. On February 13, 2026, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced H. Res. 490, a resolution to condemn and censure President Trump for the post. The Congressional Black Caucus chair, Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), stated that the intent was clearly to harm and hurt people with the video. The White House offered shifting responses to the controversy, though specific statements were not detailed in available sources.

"It's very clear that there was an intent to harm people, to hurt people, with this video." — Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), Congressional Black Caucus chair, responding to Trump's racist social media post depicting the Obamas as primates