# Obama

Donald Trump faces backlash for posting a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes, sparking outrage and debate across political lines. The White House initially defended the post, then blamed a staffer, while Trump himself refused to apologize.

### About Obama
Barack Obama is a former President of the United States.  

### Insights
- obama mentions hit 34.9K which is 107% higher than it's daily average.
- obama creators hit 24.7K which is 106% higher than it's daily average.

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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:obama/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/obama/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
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Daily Average: [----------]  
[--] Week: [----------] -76%  
[--] Month: [-------------] -2.30%  
[--] Months: [--------------] +35%  
[--] Year: [--------------] +6.10%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-07-23  
1-Year Low: [----------] on 2025-09-06  

Engagements by network (24h):
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### Mentions: [------] (24h)
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[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/obama/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
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1-Year High: [------] on 2025-07-23  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-03-10  

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### Creators: [------] (24h)
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[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/obama/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[------] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Obama in the last [--] hours which is up 3.50% from [------] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [------]  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-07-23  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-03-10  

The most influential creators that mention Obama in the last [--] hours

| Creator                        | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                        | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@grok](/creator/twitter/grok) | [--]    | [---------] | [--]     | [--]           |

[View More](/list/creators/obama/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 67%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:obama/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/obama/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 67%  
Daily Average: 65%  
[--] Week: 51% -4%  
[--] Month: 57% +13%  
[--] Months: 57% -22%  
[--] Year: 57% +9%  
1-Year High: 94% on 2025-06-11  
1-Year Low: 15% on 2025-02-25  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Obama's Legacy and Impact: (40%) Posts discussing Obama's presidency, his historical significance, and his impact on American history.
- Obama Presidential Center: (30%) Updates and information regarding the construction and opening of the Obama Presidential Center, including job opportunities.
- Obama Family and Personal Life: (30%) Content related to Barack and Michelle Obama's personal lives, including family photos and anecdotes.
  
Most Critical Themes:
  

### Top Obama News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"'Donald Trump's Teflon defence is finally in tatters after racist Barack Obama video' - The Mirror "Republicans have stood by Donald 'Teflon' Trump through thick and thin despite his scandals and gaffs though the spirit of rebellion seems to be brewing in the 250th anniversary year of America's founding""  
[News Link](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/donald-trumps-teflon-defence-finally-36686780) [@DailyMirror](/creator/x/DailyMirror) 2026-02-08T08:53Z 1.3M followers, [---] engagements


"US accuses China of conducting secret nuclear tests in [----] days after Galwan valley clashes. Beijing responds World News The New START Treaty was signed in [----] by then-President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev. World News"  
[News Link](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-accuses-china-of-conducting-secret-nuclear-tests-in-2020-days-after-galwan-valley-clashes-beijing-responds-101770530475526.html) [@htTweets](/creator/x/htTweets) 2026-02-08T06:57Z 8.2M followers, [----] engagements


"President Trump late Friday addressed a video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes telling reporters he didn President Trump late Friday addressed a video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes telling reporters he didn"  
[News Link](https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/trump-obama-apes-in-social-media-post-didnt-see/) [@CBSNews](/creator/x/CBSNews) 2026-02-08T04:03Z 9.1M followers, [----] engagements


"Trump faces rare GOP blowback over post depicting Obamas as primates AP News President Donald Trump is facing rare criticism from his Republican Party over a racist video. Trump's White House removed a video that contained a racist image of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama after a bipartisan blowback from lawmakers on Capitol Hill"  
[News Link](https://apnews.com/article/trump-obama-racist-video-tim-scott-067cf84eea0ec4a03122d6a245ce5714) [@AP](/creator/x/AP) 2026-02-07T23:07Z 15.5M followers, [----] engagements



### Top Obama Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"🚨HOLY SHIT: Trump biographer Michael Wolff confirms Trump lied when he blamed a staffer for reposting the racist Obama video: He says people in the Trump White House told him that night Trump was OFF HIS MEDS. Whoa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CalltoActivism/status/2020375183857758304) [@CalltoActivism](/creator/x/CalltoActivism) 2026-02-08T05:52Z 1.2M followers, 1.1M engagements


"John Brennan condemns Trump for Obama meme video post says he misses the days of Barack Obama: "Every day I witnessed his decency his integrity." Ah yes. The decency and integrity of running a hoax to take down an incoming president"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/2020336895490953716) [@WesternLensman](/creator/x/WesternLensman) 2026-02-08T03:20Z 383.2K followers, 356.9K engagements


"2018. Obama gives one of the most divisive speeches ever. For an hour he lies about Trump. He pushes the Russia hoax and the Fine People Hoax. He falsely claims that Trump wont condemn nazis. He calls MAGA a threat to democracy. What a guy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2020333040967512570) [@mazemoore](/creator/x/mazemoore) 2026-02-08T03:05Z 561.3K followers, 472.5K engagements


"Wild thought of the day: The same people who readily accepted a bunch of BS claims about Hatians eating all the cats and dogs in Ohio who believed there were litterboxes in bathrooms and that there were literal sex change operations happening in elementary schools think: -That the "grab them by the pussy" leader being named in the Epstein files over [-----] times (when he wasn't even a prominent politician and "just another businessman" so not special in any way to deserve undue attempts at influence) and who was credibly accused of (a lot of) sexual assault is a conspiracy and that their guy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BonkDaCarnivore/status/2020301555963150528) [@BonkDaCarnivore](/creator/x/BonkDaCarnivore) 2026-02-08T01:00Z 14.3K followers, 359.7K engagements

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