How outlets cover Donald Trump R · PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES · Feb 6 – Feb 8, 2026
Trump Shares Video Depicting Obamas With Ape Imagery
Trump shared a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama with ape imagery, and the post was later removed. Coverage varies in emphasis between condemnation and the responses from lawmakers and the White House.
Lead article · Winnipeg Free Press · CENTERCongressional Black Caucus chair says Trump's post on the Obamas shows a 'bigoted and racist regime'Community verdict
19 VOTESOutlets agree that Trump shared a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes and that the post was later removed. Their coverage also reports criticism from lawmakers, including Republicans.
Left-leaning outlets foreground lawmakers’ condemnation and use more explicitly critical language. Center outlets report criticism alongside White House explanations and a range of lawmakers’ reactions. Right-leaning outlets similarly pair Tim Scott’s criticism with the White House’s explanation and an adviser’s account, rather than adopting the condemnatory language.
Outlets by lean
15 RATEDCompare by side
Left-leaning outlets foreground lawmakers’ condemnation, with one article also voicing its own explicit criticism of Trump.
How outlets portrayed Trump, by side
15 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 2 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 9 critical, 0 mixed, 3 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.
When each side covered it
FEB 6 – 8Articles per day by side. FEB 6: Left 2, Center 10, Right 1. FEB 7: Left 0, Center 2, Right 0. FEB 8: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0.
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