Condemning and censuring President Donald Trump.

Key Points

• Lawmakers in the House of Representatives introduced a formal plan to 'censure' President Trump. A censure is a public and official statement of disapproval from Congress. While it does not remove a president from office, it is a rare and serious way for the government to formally record that a leader's behavior was unacceptable.
• This action is a response to a social media post from February 5, 2026. The post included a video that used an offensive racist trope to depict former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. The resolution states that depicting Black people in this way is a well-known racist insult.
• The resolution notes that the post was condemned by members of both political parties. Although the video was eventually taken down, the President has not apologized and claimed a staff member was responsible for the post. The resolution argues that the President should still be held accountable for the content.
• If passed, this would be a major historical event. The resolution calls the President's actions 'repugnant' and says they dishonored the United States. It officially asks the President to apologize for the post, which the lawmakers say violated his oath of office to uphold the Constitution.

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