The ex-president's earlier comments were shared widely after the Obamas stayed quiet following the apes video controversy.

US President Donald Trump has shared, then deleted, a video about election conspiracy theories that included a racist depiction of former president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as monkeys.

The Republican president’s Thursday night post was deleted on Friday (Saturday AEDT) and blamed on a staffer after widespread backlash, from civil rights leaders to veteran Republican senators, for it...