Overview

• Trump amplified an AI-manipulated video showing a fabricated Oval Office arrest of Barack Obama, complete with YMCA music and orange jumpsuit imagery, on his Truth Social platform.
• The reposting comes after the Justice Department reversed its promise to release all Jeffrey Epstein case files, triggering anger among segments of Trump’s base.
• DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s report accusing Obama-era officials of a 2016 conspiracy to fabricate Russia-collusion claims is now under FBI review and has drawn sustained Democratic criticism.
• Democratic leaders condemned the deepfake and Gabbard’s allegations as politically driven and inconsistent with past intelligence and Senate findings that showed no vote manipulation.
• Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi publicly decried the deepfake’s use of AI misinformation and voiced solidarity with Obama, underscoring international concern over political deepfakes.