A video posted and deleted on Trump's Truth Social account depicted the former president and first lady as apes, set to the Tokens’ "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."

Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have sent messages to athletes representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics via X (Twitter), despite finding themselves at the centre of a racist video posted on US President Donald Trump's social media.

The former U.S. president has warned that the expiration of the New START treaty would "wipe out decades of diplomacy."

Illinois lawmakers, including JB Pritzker and Dick Durbin, condemned Donald Trump's sharing of an AI video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.

Trump said the move would reestablish fishing in Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the New England coast, a nearly 5,000-square-mile preserve east of Cape Cod that was created by former President Barack Obama. Trump rolled back protections in the area in 2020 and President Joe Biden later restored them.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey avoided answering on CNN Wednesday why he opposes federal immigration measures previously used by President Barack Obama.