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Trump draws rare Republican backlash over racist video targeting Obamas

President Donald Trump received rare blowback from Republican lawmakers over a video posted to social media that included a racist image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, depicted as primates. Since Trump's return to the White House, Republican lawmakers have treaded carefully when disagreeing with the president, often communicating their concerns in private for fear of suffering his wrath. But the swift calls to remove the post, which also echoed false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, represented a rare moment of bipartisan backlash to Trump's actions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Multiple GOP members of the Senate and House joined their Democratic colleagues in voicing disgust and criticism at the post and urged the president to remove it. Trump declined to apologise, saying he did not see the racist portion of the video when he passed it on to staff. How Republican lawmakers reacted South Carolina's Tim Scott, the only Black Republica

Trump draws rare Republican backlash over racist video targeting Obamas
Updated On : 08 Feb 2026 | 7:12 AM IST

Global primate genome study reveals their evolution of human health

A series of global studies of genomes of primates have revealed key features of their evolution, human disease, and biodiversity conservation

Global primate genome study reveals their evolution of human health
Updated On : 02 Jun 2023 | 5:43 PM IST

60% of world's non-human primates face extinction: study

This truly is the eleventh hour for many of these creatures

60% of world's non-human primates face extinction: study
Updated On : 19 Jan 2017 | 6:52 PM IST