Delaware County Issues Statement Following Racist Video Released by President Trump

Media, PA — Delaware County Council has issued the following statement regarding the release of a racist video by President Trump from his Truth Social account.

“President Trump’s decision late last week to release a video depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as monkeys was blatantly racist, dehumanizing, and goes against every aspect of citizenship.

The decision to post such a video is an act of extreme bigotry. The choice to blame the action on a staff member is an act of cowardice. Although this is what we have come to expect from this administration, it is shocking and cannot be normalized.

Slavery was written into America’s Constitution, and the continued dehumanization of African-Americans has fostered an environment of violence, of unequal rights, of segregation and subjugation that has existed ever since this country’s founding. This February marks the 100th year of Black History Month recognition. If America is ever to reach its highest ideals, it will have to do so by speaking out against this kind of behavior, and we cannot stay silent when racist slop is used to denigrate political opponents and demean African-Americans.”