Key facts
- President Donald Trump posted a doctored image on social media.
- The image depicted former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.
- The presidential plane, Air Force One, was shown with graffiti.
- Graffiti included "Yes We Can," "Obama," "BLM," and Arabic text meaning "praise be to God."
- The post was made on Trump's Truth Social platform.
- This follows previous controversial posts by Trump, including a racist image of the Obamas as primates.
President Donald Trump posted a doctored image on social media Sunday, showing former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama waving before an Air Force One that had been spray-painted with graffiti. The graffiti included the Obama campaign slogan "Yes We Can," "Obama," "BLM" (Black Lives Matter), and Arabic text meaning "praise be to God."
The post, made on Trump's Truth Social platform, is part of a pattern of personal criticism and incendiary rhetoric directed at the Obamas. This follows a previous racist post by Trump depicting the Obamas as primates, which was removed after bipartisan backlash.
The image of the presidential plane is particularly sensitive as Trump recently traveled on a newly retrofitted Boeing 747-800 Air Force One, valued at $400 million, which features a navy-blue belly with red and gold stripes, a departure from the traditional light blue hull.
Trump also shared other posts on Sunday, including a doctored image of Obama's presidential library appearing to be a wasteland with a bag of garbage on top, and a fabricated quote attributed to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.