\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto credit: Series: Presidential Photographs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby Sidnee Michelle <\/p>\n
July 7, 2026<\/p>\n
The Obamas are living rent free in his head <\/p>\n
Donald Trump shared a digitally altered image on Truth Social\u00a0July 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\u2019s use of manipulated images targeting his political predecessor<\/a>, PBS News<\/em> reports. The White House and representatives for the Obamas did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n The altered image showed the former first couple standing beside a presidential aircraft featuring fake graffiti that included \u201cYes We Can,\u201d Obama\u2019s 2008 campaign slogan, \u201cObama,\u201d \u201cBLM,\u201d an abbreviation for Black Lives Matter, and the Arabic phrase \u201calhamdulillah,\u201d meaning \u201cpraise be to God.\u201d<\/p>\n Civil rights advocates have previously said imagery linking graffiti to Black public figures has been used to invoke racial stereotypes.<\/p>\n 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 PBS News (@NewsHour) July 6, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n The social media post is the latest in a series of manipulated images Trump shared involving Obama. In February 2026, during Black History Month, Trump\u2019s account posted an altered image portraying Barack and Michelle Obama as primates in a jungle. The image was later removed after bipartisan criticism from Republican lawmakers and civil rights organizations. Trump declined to apologize, and a staff member was later blamed for publishing the post.<\/p>\n The latest post came days after Trump made his first trip aboard a retrofitted Boeing 747-800, valued at approximately $400 million and provided by Qatar for presidential use. The aircraft replaces Air Force One\u2019s traditional light-blue exterior with Trump\u2019s preferred navy, red, and gold color scheme.<\/p>\n Trump also shared another digitally altered image in June depicting Obama\u2019s presidential library in Chicago surrounded by what appeared to be garbage. In the accompanying post, Trump wrote, \u201cThe Obama Library ten years from now will be a \u2018Mecca\u2019 for those who hate America! President DJT.\u201d<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n RELATED CONTENT: Barack Obama Calls Trump\u2019s Fixation On Him An \u2018Obsession\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Photo credit: Series: Presidential Photographs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) by Sidnee Michelle July 7, 2026 The Obamas are living rent free in his head Donald Trump shared a digitally altered image on Truth Social\u00a0July 5, falsely depicting former President Barack and former first lady Michelle Obama waving 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