Obama's veiled jibe at Trump's racist apes video: 'Shame' and ‘decorum’ that once shaped public officials is lost

Former president Barack Obama has taken veiled jibe at the controversial racist apes video which was posted by US President Donald Trump and later deleted, saying in a podcast host that the sense of “shame” and “decorum” that once shaped the conduct of public officials has faded.

Obama made the remarks during an interview with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen, who asked the former president, the first Black leader of the United States, about the increasingly harsh tone of political debate. Cohen referenced a recent social media post by Trump as one of several controversies drawing criticism.

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