Jack White has spoken out against Donald Trump following backlash over a Truth Social video that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, a clip widely condemned as racist before being removed from the platform.
The former White Stripes frontman shared a lengthy Instagram post criticising both Trump and the political system that continues to enable him, White questioned how Trump remains in a position of power despite behaviour he argues would see anyone else dismissed from their job (perAlternative Nation).
“This post would basically get anyone, at any job fired immediately…except for arguably the most important position in the world. That’s right, trump is a racist, a rapist, a felon, a grifter (currently ordering the US govt. to pay him 10 billion dollars simply because no one will stop him.) and a full on dementia sufferer, and yet he has the power to send in gestapo ICE soldiers to kill our citizens, and so much more dangerously, has the nuclear codes and the ability to end humanity at any moment based on an egotistical whim. How is it possible we’ve given this evil man so much power? The two party system, the electoral college, the responsibility that the internet has brought to humanity and its direct conflict with truth, and America’s obsession with celebrity, are all to blame, but the fact that we aren’t stopping it is…insanity.
Arrest this man. Impeach this man. 25th amendment this man. Indict this man. Jail this man. This longtime friend of pedophile epstein, who appears 40 thousand times in the files. This demolisher of the White House, demolisher of the Constitution, demolisher of the Bill of Rights, this demolisher of America full stop. It’s hard to believe the government does almost nothing about this lunacy and we just all have to sit back and watch as a people. And when he’s finally gone? we had better put into place new laws and regulations that don’t allow anyone to find dangerous loopholes based solely on the assumption that our President has some sort of dignity and decency. Abolish these loopholes, abolish the electoral college, and if we had any sense we would abolish the two party system (that George Washington advised us never to have) that got us here in the first place and has failed not only Americans, but everyone else in the world who is currently suffering from our policies and suffering from the whims of this sick, deranged man who I will state again, has his tiny, bruised fingers on the nuclear launch button.”
Widespread criticism
White also directly referenced the Truth Social video, condemning it as racist and pointing to it as another example of what he described as a broader moral failure surrounding Trump’s leadership and public conduct.
Following widespread criticism, the video was removed, a White House official later said, “A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down.”
Prior to that, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the post, stating, “This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle… Please stop the fake outrage.”
The incident has reignited debate around racism, political accountability, and the role of online platforms in amplifying harmful content at the highest levels of government.
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