One Big Question After Trump Shares Racist Video of Barack & Michelle Obama

About this episode

Victor Blackwell discusses Trump's racist video and its implications with guests and examines diversity in the NFL.

Victor opens the show with a question for Republican lawmakers, specifically those wavering on condemning President Trump for a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes that stayed up on his social media feed for hours. Victor also discusses the political pressure for an apology with Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Eugene Robinson, who is out with a new book “Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America”. A U.S. Army veteran who was just deported this week joins Victor live from Jamaica to talk about his months in ICE detention, and what he plans to do now. Godfrey Wade’s daughter Christian Wade and fiancé April Watkins join Victor in studio as they ask the Trump Administration to allow him his day in court.On this Super Bowl weekend, Victor takes stock of diversity among NFL head coaches. Bomani Jones reacts to the headline that No Black head coaches were hired as the 2025 season wraps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Victor Blackwell

Guests: Eugene Robinson, Christian Wade, April Watkins

Topics covered

• Trump's racist video
• political pressure
• ICE detention
• NFL diversity
• apology demands
• Barack and Michelle Obama

Keywords

• Trump
• racist video
• Barack Obama
• Michelle Obama
• Eugene Robinson
• ICE detention
• NFL diversity
• apology
• Godfrey Wade

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NFL, CNN

Books & works: Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America

Places: Jamaica

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