Trump’s Obama Deepfake Is a Distraction: Nia-Malika Henderson

It is both sad and unsurprising that President Donald Trump posted a deepfake videoof former President Barack Obama being arrested in the Oval Office. Battling for position with his MAGA base, which is furious over his inaction on the so-called Epstein files, Trump has resorted to an old tactic: distraction. He has raised another conspiracy theory to change the subject away from a different conspiracy theory.

But in sharing the video, which was created by another user, he is sinking to a new low, even for the president who encouraged crowds to chant “Lock her up!” about his 2016 ...