Trump Posts AI Video Depicting Obamas as Monkeys, Sparks Outrage

• Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video on Truth Social showing Barack and Michelle Obama depicted as monkeys, drawing widespread condemnation.
• The one-minute video, which also repeated false allegations about Dominion Voting Systems, featured the Obamas with monkey faces for about one second.
• The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom and former national security advisor Ben Rhodes strongly criticized the post, calling it "disgusting behavior."
• Trump has increasingly used AI-generated visuals to rally his base, previously posting fabricated images of Obama's arrest and Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero.
• The incident comes as Trump leads a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, terminating federal DEI initiatives and removing related books from military academies.