Former President Donald Trump posted dozens of messages on Truth Social this week calling Barack Obama a “demonic force” and urging his prosecution.
Trump’s late-night social media blitz targeted multiple political opponents through reposts and original messages on his platform. The posts centered on longstanding claims Trump has made about Obama’s conduct during his presidency.
What Trump Posted
In one repost, Trump shared content describing Obama as the “most DEMONIC FORCE in American politics in decades” and calling for his arrest and prosecution, “Arrest them all. Prosecute them all. Incarcerate them all at once for treachery, treason, and seditious conspiracy to overthrow the United States government,” the post stated.
Trump also reshared accusations from MAGA-supporting accounts claiming Obama fabricated evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Several reposts repeated unproven allegations that Obama used federal agencies to surveil Trump before the 2016 race.
Trump has long characterized these claims as “the biggest political crime in American history.” Some of the messages included older news clips involving Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and a 2020 report related to Russian election interference narratives.
Obama’s Response
Obama previously denied similar accusations, calling them “bizarre” and “a weak attempt at distraction.” In a recent New Yorker interview, Obama addressed an AI-generated video Trump posted depicting him and Michelle Obama as apes.
Obama said he does not view attacks on himself as personal, but expressed concern about attacks on his family, “I would never talk about somebody’s family in that way,” he said.
The Context
The posts connected Obama to Hillary Clinton’s private email server controversy, though the reposts provided no evidence supporting those claims. Trump’s messaging campaign reflects his continued focus on 2016-era allegations involving his predecessor.
This story has been updated. CNN’s political team contributed to this report.