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WH Downplayed Racist Video Trump Shared, Then Blamed Staffer
The Lead with Jake Tapper
Feb 7, 2026

What many are calling a new low for Trump, and those are the Republicans, after a video post that included racist imagery of the Obamas as apes. Plus, the FBI surges teams to Arizona in the search for Nancy Guthrie.