After Trump’s Infamous Video… How Did Obama Respond?
2/15/2026 12:05:00 PM
Former U.S. President Barack Obama criticized the political discourse of the White House under current President Donald Trump, saying that the American political scene has turned into a “circus show” and that the values of dignity have been lost.
Obama’s remarks came in an interview responding to a controversial video Trump posted earlier this month on his platform “Truth Social,” in which Obama and his wife Michelle Obama briefly appeared as monkeys. On a radio program, Obama said, “Most Americans see Trump’s actions and behavior as extremely worrying.”
He added: “On social media and television, there’s this kind of circus show unfolding. And the truth is, it seems no one feels embarrassed about it among people who once believed there should be certain rules of decency and a sense of public taste, right? Those values are gone.”
Obama’s remarks came in an interview responding to a controversial video Trump posted earlier this month on his platform “Truth Social,” in which Obama and his wife Michelle Obama briefly appeared as monkeys. On a radio program, Obama said, “Most Americans see Trump’s actions and behavior as extremely worrying.”
He added: “On social media and television, there’s this kind of circus show unfolding. And the truth is, it seems no one feels embarrassed about it among people who once believed there should be certain rules of decency and a sense of public taste, right? Those values are gone.”