Barack Obama set the crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago alight on Tuesday with a suggestive joke about Donald Trump’s manhood.
Mr Obama, the former US president, delivered a series of personal attacks on the “whining” and “childish” Republican presidential candidate, but drew particular attention to his “weird obsession with crowd sizes”.
Following the comment, Mr Obama motioned with his hands to indicate a few inches in front of the 50,000-strong audience in Chicago, who erupted with laughter.
He then smiled and paused for several moments before adding: “It just goes on, and on.”
The provocative joke immediately drew criticism from conservative commentators, including Todd Starnes, who labelled it “weird” and “creepy”.
In Trump’s defence, Benny Johnson, a political commentator, accused the Democrats of bringing “rappers to their events to fill seats”.
However, Mr Obama’s remarks appeared to please Democrat supporters, with Don Lemon, former CNN host, posting on X: