, Feb. 7 -- US President Donald Trump's social media account on Friday took down an AI-generated video depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, following strong criticism from politicians and commentators.

Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina said on X that he hoped the video was fake, calling it the most racist content he had seen from the White House and urging the president to remove it. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries also condemned the post, saying the Obamas "represent the best of this country" and calling on all Republicans to denounce what he described as Trump's "disgusting bigotry."

According to Axios, the clip was part of a longer video produced by a pro-MAGA meme...