President Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated mugshot of former President Barack Obama on Truth Social Sunday, depicting the former president alongside other former government officials in fabricated booking photos.
The AI-generated image shows Obama holding a name plate reading "Barack Hussein Obama" while dressed in an orange jumpsuit. He appears surrounded by other former top United States officials, including ex-FBI Director James Comey and ex-CIA Director John Brennan, each holding their own name plates in similar attire.
The former officials are arranged in a grid formation reminiscent of the opening credits of a classic television show. Trump labeled the image "The Shady Bunch" and described the group in his caption as a "(Sick!) group of people" who have weaponized the government.
The relationship between Trump and the officials depicted remains contentious. Trump and Comey share a particularly complicated history, stemming from the former FBI director's investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, which Trump won against Hillary Clinton.
Trump has repeatedly targeted Obama on Truth Social in recent posts, demanding that the former president be imprisoned for treason. The president has accused Obama of manufacturing intelligence to undermine his 2016 presidential campaign.
Despite the public animosity expressed through social media, Trump and Obama have appeared to set aside their differences when appearing together at public events. The latest Truth Social post, however, demonstrates the ongoing tension between the current president and his predecessor's administration officials.
