India, July 6 -- US President Donald Trump has reignited a fierce national debate over racial rhetoric and political decorum after sharing a fabricated, derogatory photograph targeting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama on his social media network, Truth Social.

The late-night post, published Sunday evening following the nation's 250th Independence Day celebrations, depicts a doctored version of an iconic scene: the Obamas smiling and waving from the top of the stairs of the presidential aircraft. In the altered image, the iconic baby blue and white fuselage of Air Force One is heavily defaced with digital graffiti, including the slogans "Yes We Can," "Obama," and "BLM," a common abbreviation for the Black...