It has been taken down,” a White House official told AFP. Asked if he condemns the racist imagery in the video, Trump replied: “of course I do”. “No one believes this cover-up from the White House, especially since they originally defended this post,” she wrote. In his second term in the White House, Trump has used hyper-realistic but fabricated AI visuals on Truth Social and other platforms, often glorifying himself and rallying his conservative base around social issues. Since returning to the White House, Trump has led a crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 07, 2026 16:39 UTC