UPDATE: Trump Deletes Controversial Video Depicting Obamas as Monkeys After Backlash

US President Donald Trump has deleted a controversial video he posted on his Truth Social account following widespread backlash over its depiction of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as monkeys.

The video, which Trump shared twice early on Friday, was aimed at reinforcing his claims of irregularities in the 2020 presidential election that he lost to President Joe Biden. The Obamas appeared briefly at the end of the clip as AI-generated monkeys dancing to The Lion Sleeps Tonight, a song popularly linked to Disney’s The Lion King.

The post attracted sharp criticism from social media users and commentators, who described the imagery as offensive. In response to the backlash, Trump removed the video.

Recall that VERITY NEWS had earlier reported that Trump mocked Barack and Michelle Obama in a social media post that drew condemnation from critics.