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The Obamas are living rent free in his head
Donald Trump shared a digitally altered image on Truth Social July 5, falsely depicting former President Barack and former first lady Michelle Obama waving before boarding an Air Force One covered in graffiti, prompting renewed scrutiny of the president’s use of manipulated images targeting his political predecessor, PBS News reports. The White House and representatives for the Obamas did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Civil rights advocates have previously said imagery linking graffiti to Black public figures has been used to invoke racial stereotypes.
President Donald Trump on Sunday posted a falsified image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, waving before boarding an Air Force One that had been spray-painted with graffiti. https://t.co/Nqdo5Xtpan— PBS News (@NewsHour) July 6, 2026
Trump also shared another digitally altered image in June depicting Obama’s presidential library in Chicago surrounded by what appeared to be garbage. In the accompanying post, Trump wrote, “The Obama Library ten years from now will be a ‘Mecca’ for those who hate America! President DJT.”
Trump has repeatedly targeted the Obamas throughout his political career, including promoting the false claim that the former president was not born in the United States, a conspiracy theory that has been widely debunked.
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Source: Black Enterprise
