Former President Donald Trump is once again drawing attention for sharing an AI-generated image targeting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama.
The digitally created image depicts the Obamas smiling and waving from the stairs of Air Force One, while the aircraft is covered in graffiti featuring phrases such as "Yes We Can," Obama's 2008 campaign slogan, along with "Obama," "BLM," and "Alhamdulillah," an Arabic phrase meaning "Praise be to God."
The image quickly drew criticism from civil rights advocates and commentators, who argued that the graffiti imagery invokes longstanding racial stereotypes related to crime and urban decay. Others viewed the post as another example of the increasingly personal rhetoric that has characterized the political relationship between Trump and the Obamas.
The AI-generated image is the latest in a series of social media posts involving the former president and first lady that have generated widespread discussion online.