All In with Chris Hayes ‘To his bones a racist’: Hayes says Trump ‘taking the mask off’ with Obama video
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Feb 7, 2026 
Jamie Raskin, a longtime congressman focused on oversight and legal fights. April Ryan, veteran White House reporter who covers race and presidential behavior. They discuss Trump’s inflammatory Obama video and the White House’s response. They examine troubling redactions in the Epstein files and the push to review them. The conversation also covers federal immigration actions, including the case of five-year-old Liam Ramos.
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Trump's Racism As Policy Reveal
- Chris Hayes argues Donald Trump 'to his bones a racist' and that the administration pursues an explicitly racist agenda.
- The late-night video depicting the Obamas as apes was framed as Trump "taking the mask off."
Systematic Purge Of Black Leadership
- Hayes catalogues administration actions that erase Black history and remove Black officials from power.
- He argues these actions form a "whole of government" project to purge Black presence from elite institutions.
Personal Reaction To Racist Video
- April Ryan recounts being offended as a descendant of enslaved people when the president posted the racist video.
- She describes the video as centuries-old depictions of racism from the highest office in the land.