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Trump’s Response To The ‘Racist Obama’ Video Was Epic – And Proper

Updated: POLITICS

Yesterday was a masterclass in manufactured outrage. Democrats, the media, and the usual crop of panicked Republicans all demanded that Donald Trump issue an apology over a video whose real crime was sloppy editing.

The video itself focused on voter fraud. Full stop. Tacked onto the end — apparently without proper review — was a clip from an older montage that portrayed multiple political figures as animals, including Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as primates. The political class and its media enablers instantly declared it racist, context be damned.

Trump’s team removed the post. That was the right call. The communications process clearly could’ve been tighter. But let’s be honest about what this is and what it isn’t.

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This wasn’t policy. It wasn’t intent. It wasn’t some grand statement from the White House. It was a clerical mistake blown up into a moral crisis because the outrage machine was hungry — and because voter fraud is a topic the Left would much rather bury under hysterics.

In the end, this is a nothing burger:

If the media is genuinely upset, that tells you everything you need to know — it doesn’t matter. Nobody outside the professional outrage class cares. Yes, in a perfect world the staffer who posted the video — which was live for about 12 hours — would’ve watched every second. But it’s also entirely believable that no one expected a random clip tacked onto the end. It happens.

And here’s the part driving the press insane: Donald Trump isn’t apologizing, and the staffer isn’t being fired.

Why? Because Trump understands a basic truth of modern politics: you never satisfy the progressive mob or the media. Apologize today, and they’ll demand a resignation tomorrow. Fire a staffer, and they’ll smell blood and ask who’s next. Capitulation only feeds the frenzy.

Trump knows that everything he does will be scrutinized, distorted, and weaponized anyway. So why play their game? Why not deny them the ritual apology, refuse the public flogging, and let the outrage class burn itself out?

Frankly, it’s refreshing. Let the media seethe. Let the activists scream. Not giving them what they want is sometimes the smartest move you can make — and this time, it’s also the most entertaining:

Speaking to reporters Friday night, Trump said “of course” he condemns the racist parts of the video, while noting he has no plans to apologize.

“No, I didn’t make a mistake,” he said on Air Force One, adding that he didn’t see the full video. “I looked at the beginning of it. It was fine.”

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 apologize. It was removed shortly before noon on Friday.

“A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down,” a White House official told NBC News.

Trump did not directly respond Friday night when asked which staffer sent it and if he was going to fire that person.

So to the first-time Trump voters out there — welcome to the party. This is who he is. Always has been. If you expected Donald Trump to suddenly morph into a contrite, media-approved figure, you haven’t been paying attention.

This is the same Trump who refused to apologize after going after Jeb Bush’s wife. He doesn’t do ritual apologies. He doesn’t bend the knee. He does things his way, and he always has. Deal with it.

Don’t kneel to the mob, Mr. President. Well played — just make sure the staffers watch the full clips next time.

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