Barack Obama

Trump claims Obama revealed classified information when he said aliens are real

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump basks in Black History Month praise, dodging racism claims

US President Donald Trump embraces Ms Forlesia Cook, a grandmother who lost her grandson to violence, during a Black History Month reception on Feb 18.

Obama deplores lack of shame after Trump’s racist monkey clip

Without naming Mr Trump, Mr Obama responded by saying the majority of Americans “find this behavior deeply troubling”.

Reaction to Trump’s racist post shows he is not always immune to rules of politics

President Trump spoke about the video clip of the Obamas on his social media feed as he travelled on Air Force One on Feb 6.

Trump refuses to apologise for racist clip of Obamas as monkeys

US President Donald Trump on Feb 6 said he “didn’t see” the part of a video posted on his social media account that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 7, 2026

Residents standing next to burned cars at the site of an overnight Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, on Jan 28.

Trump posts, then deletes, racist clip of Obamas as monkeys

Near the end of a one-minute-long video posted on Mr Trump’s Truth Social platform, the Obamas are shown with their faces on monkeys for about one second.

Minneapolis shootings: Obama, Clinton say killings by ICE agents should be a wake-up call for US

A photo of ICU nurse Alex Pretti is seen at a makeshift memorial at the site in Minneapolis where he was shot and killed by federal immigration agents on Jan 24.

Trump v ‘Obamacare’: US health costs set to soar for millions in 2026

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

Court allows Trump-backed cuts to Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding in 22 states

FILE PHOTO: A Planned Parenthood building is seen in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

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