Barack Obama has said declining standards in US politics have turned parts of public life into a “clown show” after President Donald Trump shared — and later deleted — a video depicting him and Michelle Obama as apes.
The clip, posted earlier this month on Trump’s Truth Social platform, focused on claims about election fraud in his 2020 defeat — allegations that have been repeatedly rejected by courts and election officials. At the end of the video, an AI-generated segment showed the former president and first lady’s faces superimposed onto ape bodies, set to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
