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Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:55 PM 6 hrs ago

Seething Trump froze out 2 Senate Republicans after racist video criticism: report

trump is really mad at two GOP senators

A simmering President Donald Trump privately fumed over the weekend at Mar-a-Lago at Republicans who dared to criticize his social media post sharing a racist video about the Obamas, according to a new report Friday.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-02-14T05:00:10.652Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-video-obama/

A simmering President Donald Trump privately fumed over the weekend at Mar-a-Lago at Republicans who dared to criticize his social media post sharing a racist video about the Obamas, according to a new report Friday.

After refusing to apologize, Trump spent days stewing and plotting payback against GOP allies who spoke out, CNN's Alayna Treene reported.

The targets of his ire: Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the sole Black Republican senator, and Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL).

“The president felt he could’ve handled that matter privately,” a senior Trump administration official told CNN about Scott. “He was like, ‘We work together all the time. He didn’t need to comment publicly.’”

Trump reportedly questioned the lawmakers' loyalty for publicly condemning the racist video and unleashed expletives while declaring Britt dead to him.

The video depicting the Obamas as apes stayed online for nearly 12 hours before removal — and only after GOP backlash forced the president's hand. Trump refused to accept responsibility, blaming an unnamed staffer while insisting "I didn't make a mistake."
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Seething Trump froze out 2 Senate Republicans after racist video criticism: report (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago OP
They should all have other plans but that would require a backbone and they're in short supply Deuxcents 6 hrs ago #1
his racist post was public, responses should be public too nt msongs 2 hrs ago #2
FO MF Racist Rapist PEDO.. Fry Cha 2 hrs ago #3
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