AT A GLANCE
- Trump reposted a racist meme blaming Barack and Michelle Obama for “setting America back 100 years.”
- He revived the debunked “birther” conspiracy and other racially charged claims on Truth Social.
- During a Fox News interview, Trump slammed Obama as a “disaster” and reintroduced “Trumpcare.”
- Health experts warn Trump’s plan could upend Obamacare as millions face premium spikes in 2026.
Trump Targets the Obamas With Racist Meme
President Donald Trump reignited his feud with the Obamas Tuesday by sharing a racially charged meme on Truth Social using an image from Blazing Saddles, the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy. The meme claimed “Racism in America was almost dead” until “these two showed up and set America back 100 years,” referring to Barack and Michelle Obama.
Trump followed the meme with other inflammatory posts, including one accusing Obama of creating the “fake Russian Collusion story” and calling for him to “GO TO PRISON.”
He also resurrected the long-debunked “birther” conspiracy, sharing a photo of Obama taking the oath of office with the caption, “A man using a different name swore on a bible he doesn’t believe in and betrayed a country he wasn’t born in.”
Later that night, Trump took his Truth Social rhetoric to Fox News, calling Obama’s presidency a “disaster” while pitching a new health care plan he dubbed “Trumpcare.”
Speaking with Laura Ingraham on The Ingraham Angle, Trump said, “Instead of going to the insurance companies, I want the money to go into an account for people where the people buy their own health insurance.”
He claimed his proposal would be “so good” that “everybody’s going to be happy,” arguing that consumers could “negotiate their own insurance” under the plan.
Trump introduced a similar idea in 2017 that failed to pass Congress after Republicans splintered over how to replace the Affordable Care Act, the Obama-era law that expanded coverage to millions of Americans.
This time, Trump is attempting to capitalize on growing frustration over rising premiums as temporary pandemic-era tax credits are set to expire. Analysts warn that premiums could rise by 114% in 2026 without congressional intervention.
The Senate recently voted to reopen the government after a 42-day shutdown triggered by a partisan impasse over extending the Obamacare subsidies. Eight Democrats joined Republicans to end the stalemate, but the deal excluded health care funding, setting up another vote in December.
Trump has rejected any attempt to restore the subsidies, saying, “Obamacare is a disaster, just like he [Obama] was as a president.” He added, “Premiums have gone up like rocket ships. It’s horrible health insurance at a very high price.”
Between his racially charged social media posts and renewed push to dismantle Obamacare, Trump’s latest moves signal a return to familiar territory—stoking division and revisiting grievances from his first term.
His attacks on the Obamas blend personal resentment with political opportunism, reviving conspiracies and culture-war rhetoric while dangling a still-vague promise of “Trumpcare” that has yet to materialize.
