Trump Truth Social Post Sparks Racist Backlash Over Obama Ape Meme. The clip, focused on 2020 election claims in Michigan, included a two-second AI-generated meme with Obama as apes, evoking racist stereotypes, posted late Thursday and removed after about 12 hours.

Democrats like Bernie Sanders called it ‘disgustingly racist,’ while Sen. Tim Scott, the top Black Republican senator, said it was ‘the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House’ and urged its removal.

The White House first defended it as a harmless meme before blaming a staffer; Trump claimed he didn’t see the offensive part and refuses to apologise.