Former U.S. VP Harris slams ‘cover up’ after Trump deletes racist post

Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris slammed what she called a “cover up” astatine the White House connected Friday (February 6, 2026), aft President Donald Trump shared a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama and aboriginal deleted it.

Mr. Trump shared a societal media station with a video, insulting the Obamas with a racist trope that caused outrage crossed the U.S. governmental spectrum.

The White House initially rejected “fake outrage” implicit the video shared connected Mr. Trump’s Truth Social relationship precocious Thursday (February 5, 2026) night, lone to past blasted the station connected an mistake by a unit member.

Ms. Harris rejected that explanation.

“No 1 believes this screen up from the White House, particularly since they primitively defended the post. We are each clear-eyed astir who Donald Trump is and what helium believes,” said Ms. Harris, who mislaid to Mr. Trump successful the 2024 U.S. statesmanlike election.