{"id":2569353,"date":"2026-02-12T13:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/controversy-from-trumps-obama-video-wont-go-away-before-november-bob-cusack\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:23:45","slug":"controversy-from-trumps-obama-video-wont-go-away-before-november-bob-cusack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/controversy-from-trumps-obama-video-wont-go-away-before-november-bob-cusack\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversy from Trump&#8217;s Obama video won&#8217;t &#8216;go away&#8217; before November: Bob Cusack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcontroversy-from-trumps-obama-video-wont-go-away-before-november-bob-cusack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2569353&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Examiner reports that a Trump video controversy involving Obama and Michelle depicted as apes continues to generate backlash ahead of the November midterms, with executive Editor Bob Cusack saying the issue marks a new, troubling development for Republicans. The clip, posted and then removed from Truth Social, was initially described by the White House as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-dogecoin-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-latest-viral-cryptocurrency\/\" title=\"What Is Dogecoin? What You Need To Know About The Latest Viral Cryptocurrency\">internet meme<\/a> about The Lion King, though the inclusion of gorillas undermines that clarification. Republican reaction included Sen. Tim Scott calling the post the \u201cmost racist thing\u201d he\u2019s seen from the Trump White House, underscoring concerns within the party as NRSC leadership aims to protect Senate chances.Trump says he did not watch the full video and would not apologize for sharing it, though he acknowledged the depiction was not well received. Cusack notes that people want to know who posted the material, since a staffer is said to have uploaded it inadvertently.The article also mentions the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-held-weekly-censorship-meetings-with-social-media-giants\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Held Weekly Censorship Meetings With Social Media Giants\">video related<\/a> to election technology and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >includes related recommended stories<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Controversy from Trump&rsquo;s Obama video won&rsquo;t &lsquo;go away&rsquo; before November: Bob Cusack<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2503344\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Executive Editor Bob Cusack said on Sunday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4455727\/no-republicans-appear-ballot-2026-new-mexico-senate-election\/\">the Republican Party<\/a> is off to &ldquo;a very bad start&rdquo; for the November midterm elections after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4456072\/trump-accuses-kevin-stitt-seeking-cheap-publicity-governors-dinner-statement\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> generated new controversy over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4448727\/tim-scott-calls-trump-remove-obama-monkey-video-truth-social\/\">Trump posted and took down a video<\/a> on Truth Social depicting him as the king of the jungle and former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4452506\/trump-choice-truman-reagan-or-carter-obama\/\">Barack Obama<\/a> and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The post generated bipartisan backlash, including from Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the only black Republican senator, who called it &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/votetimscott\/status\/2019784005852242083?s=20\">the most racist thing I&rsquo;ve seen<\/a>&rdquo; from the Trump White House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4456236\/zelensky-criticizes-ioc-disqualifying-ukrainian-olympian-helmet-honoring-athletes-killed\/\">Zelensky criticizes IOC for disqualifying Ukrainian Olympian for helmet honoring athletes killed in war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4456254\/trump-foe-david-rubenstein-profit-russia-sanctions\/\">Trump foe in line to profit from Russia sanctions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4455921\/doj-fires-judge-appointed-acting-attorney-new-york\/\">DOJ fires judge-appointed acting US attorney in New York<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Cusack said this is new territory regarding how Trump has pushed the boundaries of his speech.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I think the reaction of Tim Scott, who remember, he&rsquo;s head of the NRSC [National Republican Senatorial Committee], that&rsquo;s the campaign chief, so he has to keep the Senate, and he is very concerned,&rdquo; Cusack said on Fox 5 News <em>On The Hill<\/em>. &ldquo;The year has gotten off to a very bad start, and I&rsquo;m sure many Republicans are shaking their head, and this is not going to go away!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3373742&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=578d7c6fb040430e244da5504a3e8ebc\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4454169\/trump-administration-action-chinese-owned-company-wisconsin\/\">White House<\/a> said on Friday that a staffer &ldquo;erroneously&rdquo; posted the video overnight. However, Cusack emphasized that people &ldquo;want to know&rdquo; the staffer&rsquo;s identity.<\/p>\n<p>The full video was about election technology. Trump<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4449771\/trump-refuses-apologize-video-obama-monkeys\/\"> admitted on Friday <\/a>that he did not watch the full video. He also declined to apologize for sharing the video on his Truth Social account, but admitted the depiction of the Obamas was &ldquo;some kind of a picture that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strong-turnout-in-frances-high-stakes-elections-as-support-for-the-far-right-grows-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Strong turnout in France\u2019s high-stakes elections as support for the far right grows - Washington Examiner\">people don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t like,&rdquo; and he &ldquo;wouldn&rsquo;t like it either.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/4450273\/trump-another-uproar-midterms\/\"><strong>TRUMP, ANOTHER HAIR-ON-FIRE UPROAR, AND THE MIDTERMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I look at thousands of things. I looked at the beginning of it. It was fine,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the video being taken down, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it was an internet meme relating to <em>The Lion King<\/em>. However, the 1994 Disney movie does not feature gorillas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cusack: Trump-Obama video won&#8217;t fade before November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2569354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26037480447167-e1770916592669.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[73687,50410,3728,5315,3634],"class_list":["post-2569353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-bob-cusack-2","tag-controversy-2","tag-election","tag-obama","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26037480447167-e1770916592669.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569353"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569357,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569353\/revisions\/2569357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}