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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Maybelyn B. Paden

Barack Obama Shockingly Responds To Trump's AI Video Depicting Him And Michelle Obama As Apes

Barack Obama has delivered a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump's use of artificial intelligence to deploy racist attacks against his family.

In a wide-ranging interview published on Monday, 4 May 2026, the former President told The New Yorker that a viral video depicting him and Michelle Obama as apes represented a dangerous new low in political discourse.

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