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As the Jeffrey Epstein scandal takes center stage following the reopening of the government, President Donald Trump appears determined to shift the focus elsewhere—this time onto his first White House predecessor, President Barack Obama. On Tuesday, Trump shared a meme on his Truth Social platform that revived the long-debunked “birther” conspiracy theory.
Trump slammed the “re-Truth” button on an image of Obama taking the oath of office, alongside the caption: “A man using a different name. Swore on a Bible he doesn’t believe in. And betrayed a country he wasn’t born in.”
The post resurrects the false claim that Obama was not born in the United States—a baseless allegation that Trump relentlessly pushed for years. This was not just political maneuvering; it was a racist attack aimed at undermining the legitimacy of America’s first Black president.
Trump finally conceded shortly before his surprise 2016 presidential election victory that Obama had, in fact, been born in Hawaii. Yet years later, he is once again recycling the same lie, seemingly attempting to distract from the mounting attention on the Epstein case.
By redirecting the conversation toward Obama, Trump is following a familiar playbook: stir controversy, dominate headlines, and shift the narrative, even if it means dragging long-debunked falsehoods back into the spotlight. (See the post below).
