Trump has a history of sharing racist rhetoric and long promoted the false conspiracy theory that Barack Obama was not born in the United States. In December, Trump described Soma

US President Donald Trump has posted an election conspiracy video that depicted former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as apes, drawing condemnation from prominent Democrats.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: “This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from ‘The Lion King’.”