Trump Reveals What Happened to Staffer Who Was Blamed for Posting Racist Obamas Video

Donald Trump revealed the fate of the staffer who was accused of posting a since-deleted video featuring the Obamas, which many deemed racist.

On February 5, the 79-year-old president shared a video featuring unsubstantiated claims about voter fraud on his social media platform, Truth Social.

The clip featured former President Barack and former first lady Michelle Obama‘s faces superimposed over apes, igniting calls that the Republican was enforcing racist stereotypes.

While the White House first defended the video, it was deleted. An official shifted the blame to a staffer, saying that they “erroneously made the post.”

During a White House event on Thursday (February 12), Trump was asked if the staffer had been disciplined.

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Responding to a reporter who asked if he had taken disciplinary action, Trump said, “No, I haven’t,” via ABC News.

He continued, defending the decision.

“That was a video on, as you know, voter fraud… and [a] fairly long video. And they had a little piece and had to do with The Lion King. It’s been very well… It’s been shown all over the place. Long before that was posted,” the president alleged.

Trump concluded, “And that was a very strong… And I’m sure you saw it, very strong piece on voter fraud. And the piece that you’re talking about is all over the place, many times, I believe for years.”

At no point has the staffer been mentioned by name.

The president previously said that he disavows racism but insisted that he didn’t need to apologize in this instance, telling reporters that he “didn’t make a mistake.”

The Obamas did not directly respond to the video. However, a social media post they shared sparked an intense reaction online in the aftermath.