WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- US President Donald Trump sparked widespread criticism after sharing a social media video that depicted former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes, imagery long associated with racist efforts to dehumanise people of African descent.

Late on Thursday, Trump reposted a minute-long video that amplified his repeated and unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. The video included an apparently AI-generated segment showing dancing primates with the faces of the Obamas superimposed on them. The clip was accompanied by music from The Lion King.

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The post drew swift condemnation from across the political...