Donald Trump's Truth Social account shared, then deleted, a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Why is that imagery considered racist?

The former US president didn't name Trump, but lamented the lack of "shame" and "decorum" among public officials.

The depiction of the Obamas, posted from Trump's Truth Social account, was included in a video pushing a conspiracy theory about 2020 election voting machines.

A video on President Donald Trump’s Truth Social profile that included a short clip depicting former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes has been deleted from his account — hours after the White House defended the ...

President Donald Trump declined to apologize for sharing a video depicting former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes, telling reporters "I didn't make a mistake." Trump told reporters while traveling on Air Force One to Florida on ...

President Trump late Friday addressed a video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, telling reporters he didn't see the part that showed the former president and first lady.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has dismissed criticism of President Donald Trump for having shared an AI-generated video on Truth Social depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. The president ...

The White House is facing pushback from critics over its response to President Donald Trump’s AI-generated depiction of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.

Last week, Trump’s Truth Social account shared a video that showed the Obamas’ faces superimposed onto apes as the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” played in the background. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt initially claimed the post was “from an internet meme video” and said to “stop the fake outage.”