Trump prompts outrage after posting racist video of Obamas

Donald Trump posted a video of Barack Obama as a primate Picture: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

President Donald Trump has used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as primates in a jungle.

The Republican president’s Thursday night post drew a backlash for its treatment of the nation’s first black president and first lady.