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The Latest: Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash
President Donald Trump’s social media post featuring a video about election conspiracy theories and a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a j...

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Republicans Rarely Criticize Trump in His Second Term. A Racist Post Briefly Changed That
Donald Trump removes racist post about Obamas after fierce backlash
US President Donald Trump shares video depicting Obamas as apes on Truth Social, then removes it
President Donald Trump shared a racist video on his social media platform Thursday night (all times local) that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a...

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Trump condemns, won't apologize for video depicting Obamas as apes
Trump responds to backlash over racist video depicting Obamas as apes
Trump says he won't apologize for racist post depicting the Obamas as apes
While the White House initially defended the video, it was met with swift backlash — including from Republicans, who said it was “unacceptable” and “racist” and asked Trump to take it down and apologi...

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Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media
Trump Account Deletes AI Video Showing Obamas as Apes; White House, After Defending It, Claims Staff Member Had ‘Erroneously’ Posted Clip

Trump's election threats shape this year's key secretary of state races

President Donald Trump’s call to “nationalize” elections and continued false claims of fraud are defining races this year for offices that oversee the voting process in key battleground states

Democratic Sen. Schiff says Trump intends to 'subvert' 2026 midterm elections

"They're willing to go to extraordinary and lawless lengths," Schiff said.

Hakeem Jeffries Warns Donald Trump Intends to ‘Steal’ Elections

President Donald Trump recently suggested Republicans should “take over” or "nationalize" elections in certain jurisdictions.

Indiana legislative leaders reject Trump's suggestion of 'taking over' elections

Speaking at the Oval Office on Feb. 3, Trump suggested federal agents could count votes and run elections instead of state election officials.

Trump doubles down on suggesting federal government 'get involved' in state elections

He listed Atlanta, Detroit and Philadelphia after making unfounded fraud claims.

States’ mistrust of Trump’s fraud crusade could hinder fight against foreign influence in elections, federal officials fear

State election officials’ growing suspicion of Trump’s motives has triggered concerns that distrust of even routine moves by the FBI could hinder cooperation.