Obama responds for the first time to Trump's parody video: The "sense of shame" and "manners" that once bound American public officials have vanished.

According to Mars Finance, on February 15th, former US President Barack Obama responded for the first time on a podcast to the recent video posted by Trump on social media that mocked Obama as an ape. He stated that the "sense of shame" and "manners" that once bound American public officials have now vanished. Obama did not directly name Trump, but he believes that this action by the White House will backfire on the Republican Party in the 2026 US midterm elections. Previously, it was reported that Trump's social media account recently posted a racist video targeting Obama; the White House stated that it was mistakenly posted by a staff member and has since been deleted.