MAGA attacking the Obama Canada speech became one of the biggest political flashpoints online this weekend after former President Barack Obama appeared in Toronto for a keynote event and met publicly with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

What might have otherwise been a routine international speaking engagement quickly spiraled into accusations of a 'coup,' claims ofLogan Act violations, and renewed debate over whether supporters of President Donald Trump are applying different standards to political allies and opponents.

The uproar began after Carney posted a video on social media welcoming Obama to Canada ahead of his appearance at a Toronto think tank event. Carney wrote, 'Welcome back to Canada, President Barack Obama,' a phrase that immediately triggered outrage among some pro-Trump influencers and MAGA commentators.

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Among the loudest voices was far-right influencer Laura Loomer, who framed the Obama Canada keynote speech as something far more sinister than a public appearance.

'Why is Barack Hussein Obama meeting with world leaders while President Trump is in office?' Loomer posted online. 'This is a coup.'

The Laura Loomer Obama coup claim spread rapidly across conservative social media circles, where users accused Obama of acting like a 'shadow president' and interfering in foreign affairs.

Conservative influencer Nick Sortor escalated the rhetoric even further, claiming Obama should face prison time under the Logan Act, a rarely enforced 18th-century law that bars private citizens from conducting unauthorised diplomacy with foreign governments.

'Obama needs to sit down and figure out his freaking place before his a** ends up in prison for violating the Logan Act,' Sortor wrote. 'Trump is our President. You've been sidelined, Hussein.'

The Obama Logan Act controversy soon dominated online political discussions, with some MAGA users reviving Trump's famous campaign phrase, 'Lock him up.'

Source: International Business Times UK