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Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: President Donald Trump speaking into a microphone at a rally in 2025. Right: President Obama bopping down Air Force One plane stairs in 2016.

Viral Politics

Trump praises, then immediately disses, the way Obama “bops down stairs”…again

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Screenshot from an AI-generated video shared by President Donald Trump depicting former President Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes.

“Stop the fake outrage”: White House leans on baffling “Lion King” defense after Trump posts racist Obamas-as-monkeys video

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“Be cool when you walk down”: Trump compliments the way Obama would “bop down the stairs” of Air Force One

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

Obama over cash and phone screen with "Doge" logo on it.

No, DOGE didn’t unearth $40 million in secret payments to Obama

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‘I keep asking the same thing’: Lip reader theorizes what Obama and Bush were joking about at Trump’s inauguration

2 panel image of a tweet containing an animated gif that shows Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump together. Text over: seeing your friend get along with your opps

Memes

Trump and Obama seen laughing at Jimmy Carter’s funeral—cue the memes

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

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Barack Obama and Donald Trump laughing together

‘I thought he was Hitler?’: Obama’s chuckle with Trump at Carter’s funeral infuriates libs

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Right-wingers brand Hakeem Jeffries as “Temu Obama” after criticizing shutdown efforts

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Everyone wants to know what Obama said to Biden at the Kennedy memorial service

Kamala Harris(l), Meryl Streep in Devil Wears Prada with screenshot from Chloe site(r)

2024 DNC memes to keep the party going

The ‘I’m With Her’ meme is back

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

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