Trump shares doctored image of the Obamas boarding graffiti-covered Air Force One
WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump has made a new addition to his long-running campaign of deeply personal attacks against Barack and Michelle Obama.
In his latest swipe at the Obamas, the 80-year-old shared a doctored image portraying the former first couple waving as they boarded an Air Force One aircraft defaced with spray-painted graffiti.
Trump takes new swipe at the Obamas
Trump took to his Truth Social on Sunday, July 5, to share an edited image depicting Barack and Michelle Obama smiling and waving at the top of a stairway on the old white and blue presidential aircraft, which has since been replaced by the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One.
The aircraft was defaced by graffiti, including the Democrats' campaign slogan "Yes We Can," "Obama," and "BLM," short for Black Lives Matter.
Trump posts a doctored photo of the Obamas and Air Force One with graffiti spray-painted on plane pic.twitter.com/hBV431O5MB
— Molly Ploofkins (@Mollyploofkins) July 6, 2026
The post also shows graffiti in Arabic on the plane of the phrase "Alhamdulillah," which means "praise be to God" or "thank God."
The image's use of graffiti imagery has been interpreted by critics as an implicit reference to crime and urban decay, echoing visual tropes that have historically been used in racially charged messaging targeting Black communities, according to Mirror US.
This latest post follows a video Trump shared months ago, which portrayed the couple as primates in a jungle setting, a post that was ultimately removed following significant bipartisan condemnation.
The bizarre meme came amid Trump's post-Fourth of July social media frenzy on Sunday, as he posted more than 100 times on Truth Social over the course of just eight hours.
The social media spree featured an eclectic mix of posts, including an image of Trump arm-wrestling Hulk Hogan, photos of him delivering speeches superimposed onto landmarks such as Mount Rushmore, and a throwback photo from the early 1990s with Marla Maples and Macaulay Culkin.
Obama thinks he 'has a suit' in Trump's head
Trump’s attack came after the former president said he thinks the 80-year-old has an “obsession” with him, existing in a “suite in his head.”
'All the Smoke' podcast co-host and former NBA player Matt Barnes spoke with Obama about Trump being “very fascinated with you and your family,” but did not name the 47th president.
🚨WATCH: Barack Obama on Donald Trump:
— THE GLOBAL WATCHDOG (@glwatchdog) June 27, 2026
I obviously, you know, have a room in his head. Rent-free.
Look, first of all, when I was president, the last thing I had time to do was worry about what somebody said, or what my predecessor did. They're gone. I've got work to do.… pic.twitter.com/c8or4FqusJ
He praised Obama for meeting Trump’s “negativity and racism with class” before he asked if Obama ever wants to “cuss his a** out sometimes?”
“The thing about it is, look, you’ve got to ask him what it is,” the 64-year-old said before Barnes added, “The obsession.”
“The obsession,” Obama repeated. “I obviously have a room in his head, a suite in his head.”