Republican Leader Posts Video Depicting the Obamas as Apes

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

A local Republican leader in Kentucky shared a social media video depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife as apes, a historically racist trope that has ignited a backlash and a strong rebuke from the state GOP for the since-deleted post.

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-- Kentucky Lantern (@kentuckylantern.com) Oct 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM

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"The Republican Party of Kentucky condemns hate in all its forms," he said in a statement Saturday.

Lol

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-27 10:21 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"The Republican Party of Kentucky condemns hate in all its forms when it is publicly exposed like this," he sniveled in a statement Saturday.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-27 11:18 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Post PEDO DONNIE as a horse's ass. Or a fat, squealing pig.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-10-28 08:19 AM | Reply

A local Republican leader in Kentucky shared a social media video depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife as apes

Thank god racism ended in 1865.

- Jeff.

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-10-28 11:45 AM | Reply

"Why are we not surprised?"

It's because Far Left Loonies find racism in everything.
When everything is racist, nothing is racist.
--JeffJ

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-28 11:54 AM | Reply

He feels safe doing this because he knows what's coming; Trump's DOJ Indicting Barrack Obama... for not bowing to Trump.

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-28 12:03 PM | Reply

Funny! I'll bet this MAGA bootlicker would be all over those Melania nudes, thinking them high art, and not at all offensive smut. Someone ask him!

#7 | Posted by catdog at 2025-10-28 12:59 PM | Reply