Trump escalates attacks on Barack Obama with OJ Simpson-chase inspired doctored image | World News
Amid growing scrutiny over the Trump adminration’s stance on the unsealed Epstein documents, US President Donald Trump escalated tensions online posting a doctored image depicting Barack Obama as OJ Simpson in the infamous 1994 white Bronco freeway chase.
The manipulated photo, shared on Truth Social, shows former President Obama in the backseat of the Bronco while Trump and his vice president JD Vance, depicted in a popular meme version, are seen driving police cars in pursuit.
The original incident involved Simpson’s friend and teammate Al Cowlings behind the wheel as Simpson allegedly held a gun to his own head during the slow-speed chase through Los Angeles, following his indictment in the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.
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This new post follows closely on the heels of another AI-generated video posted Trump days earlier, showing fictional FBI agents arresting Obama in the Oval Office. The video concluded with a deepfake image of Obama in an orange prison jumpsuit behind bars.
Just days ago, while hosting Philippines leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House, Trump launched a scathing attack on Obama, accusing him of treason over an intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential race against Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton.
The social media slugfest reached a new stage after Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, tagged along declassifying a report accusing the Obama adminration of “manufacturing” the Trump-Russia theory.
Critics point out that the social media posts appear timed to divert attention from recent backlash over the Justice Department’s decision not to pursue further investigation into the Epstein case. Officials said there was no basis to continue the probe or release a so-called “client l.”Story continues below this ad
Trump, dancing himself from the late financier, instead pointed fingers at “Clinton, the former president of Harvard, and some hedge fund guys.”
