President Trump is asking November voters to remember his policy victories—and not his racist Truth Social posts.
Trump, 79, took to his social media platform Friday night to brag about rolling back Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing off the coast of New England. The post comes one day after Trump drew widespread condemnation for posting an AI-generated video depicting Obama as an ape.
“Today, I signed a Presidential Proclamation to ALLOW Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, to advance the America First Fisheries Policy!”, Trump wrote.
“Please remember I did this for you, against strong Democratic opposition, and VOTE REPUBLICAN IN THE MID TERMS!”
Trump bragged about lifting commercial fishing restrictions in New England. / Donald Trump / Social Truth
Trump’s Friday proclamation “restores commercial fishing access to all 4,913 square miles of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Marine Monument, located off the coast of New England.”
President Obama established the preservation of nearly 5,000 square miles east of Cape Cod in 2016, seeking to protect vulnerable underwater coral ecosystems. Trump rolled back the protections in his first term, and Joe Biden restored them during his.
Trump described the proclamation as a benevolent favor to the New England area, which has voted for the Democratic candidate in the three presidential elections in which Trump has been on the ballot.
Trump scolded the New England area for voting against him. / Samuel Corum / Getty Images
“It’s hard for you to believe that you will vote for the Democrats who did this to you, but not for ‘TRUMP,’ who will rub you out of this Environmental and Economic Fase,” the president scolded, adding, “VOTE REPUBLICAN NOW!”
Trump’s call for midterm momentum comes at a time when all signs point to Democrats dominating the GOP in November, with a serious chance of winning back both houses of Congress.
Trump’s awful polls on the economy and immigration—two issues that were advantages for him in his 2024 election victory—have become a scrutiny for vulnerable Republican worriers.
Now, emboldened GOP politicians want to match their re-election bids with their party leader posting deeply racist videos of his old political enemies.
The disgusting image of the Obamas, superimposed on monkeys. / Social Truth
Trump posted a video showing Barack and Michelle Obama’s heads atop monkeys during the posting spree late Thursday night.
The administration threw a large number of excuses into the controversy. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said she was simply a Lion King meme, even though there are no monkeys The Lion King. Trump said he did not see the offending part of the video, as it occurs towards the end of the video.
The GOP is reportedly panicking over the post.
Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s former Chief of Staff, told NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer that the video has ruined Republicans’ slim chances of winning the midterms.
“I’ve talked to several members of the House who are just beside themselves, and they don’t know how they’re going to handle it down the road,” Mulvaney added.
GOP Senator Pete Ricketts, up for re-election in 2026, unequivocally condemned Trump’s tenure. / Mike Theiler/Getty
Notably, some members of the GOP took issue with Trump over the video. Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts, up for re-election in 2026, was among several GOP politicians who unequivocally condemned Trump’s racist Obama tenure.
“Even if this was a Lion King meme, a reasonable person would see the racist context for this,” he posted on X. “The White House should do what anyone does when they make a mistake: take it down and apologize.”