Former President Donald Trump sparked immediate outrage after posting a racist video to his Truth Social feed on February 5, 2026, depicting Barack and Michelle Obama's faces superimposed on apes, according to Vox. The post, which was 62 seconds long, has since been deleted.
The controversial post came amidst a flurry of other significant news developments. According to a multi-source report from NPR Politics, the United States and Iran were engaged in high-stakes talks in Oman to negotiate Iran's nuclear program, with the U.S. not ruling out military action. Meanwhile, the UK government was embroiled in a political crisis stemming from the release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files, potentially impacting Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership, as reported by Time. The fallout from the Epstein investigation had spread to 10 Downing Street, with Starmer struggling to quell a controversy centered on his former ambassador to Washington D.C., Peter Mandelson.
The Epstein saga also continued to generate headlines. A multi-source report from The Verge confirmed that the "littlestjeff1" Fortnite account, linked to Jeffrey Epstein's alias, was a hoax. Epic Games clarified that an existing player had changed their username to this after the alias surfaced in Epstein's files.
In other financial news, Bitcoin prices plummeted to their lowest point in 16 months, reaching levels last seen in September 2024, despite former President Trump's public support and involvement in the cryptocurrency market, according to BBC Technology. This significant drop, which followed a period of price surges, led to a 32% decrease in Bitcoin's value over the past year.
The incident involving Trump's post has drawn sharp criticism. While the specific reactions from his party were not detailed in the provided sources, Vox noted that "Trumps racism is making his party antsy." The implications of the post and its impact on the political landscape remained to be seen.
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