Obama Hits Back at Trump Over Racist AI Meme, Turning War Into a 'Video Game'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

May 4th, 2026, 5:41 pm


Former President Barack Obama offered his take on President Donald Trump posting an AI-generated image of him and his wife depicted as apes earlier in the year, which was widely decried as blatant racism. Obama spoke about the moment in a new interview with The New Yorker’s Peter Slevin — published on Monday.

“I don’t take it personally,” Obama said. “I mean, I’m always offended when my wife and kids get dragged into things, because they didn’t choose this…That’s a line that even people whose politics I deeply reject, I would expect them to care about. I would never talk about somebody’s family in that way.”

Slevin reported more details on his conversation with Obama, noting that the former president said he was actually more concerned about the Trump White House posting AI-generated images and memes that treat war and death “like a video game” and showed “excrement dumped on ordinary citizens.”

“I mean, I’m a fair target in the sense of, yeah, you can feel free to pick on me, because I’m your own size,” Obama said of Trump’s posts that target everyday Americans.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/obama-hits-back-at-trump-over-racist-ai-meme-turning-war-into-a-video-game/

[CTyankee]

1. The Obamas are such a beautiful family, I guess trump is just being the vile person he is....but

the idea that we have to give trump the time of day at all makes me want to cry. I love and treasure the Obama family...well, I have no further words for this shithead...

[Hugin]

2. The video game angle is what concerns me too..

It permeates the actions of the Trump Administration. Like for instance deployment of large carrier groups or even unsupported carriers without a clear plan and logistical support. That ONLY works in video games. Also, using up pre-positioned munitions and then when things go sideways drawing from munitions stockpiles from other theaters and commands. Weakening them.

There’s the constant demands for constant combat readiness. Like in the appalling Project Freedom escorts. The crews would have to constantly be at battle stations. Unable to rest or refit. It’s not going to work. Ever.

Troops and sailors need to be fed and cared for, I know it doesn’t grab headlines. It’s the way to victory.