In Trump’s War Messaging, Veterans See Something New — and Disturbing

In Trump’s war messaging, veterans see something new — and disturbing

Service members and families who lost loved ones say the Trump team’s memes and jokes trivialize combat and sacrifice. Trump aides say the backlash sends views soaring.

When war becomes a meme

A screenshot from a White House X post about the Iran war titled “Operation Epic Fury.” | White House via X/Twitter Since the war with Iran began, the White House has been posting videos featuring the US military bombing targets in Iran, interspersed with clips from video games, sports highlights, and Hollywood movies. The White House says the videos are meant to highlight the success of the US military. Some of the captions read like this: “JU…

In Trump’s war messaging, veterans see something new — and disturbing - The Boston Globe

When the retired US Army Colonel Joe Buccino first saw White House posts mixing Iran war footage with clips from cartoons and video games, he felt something he had rarely experienced from American military messaging: disgust.

Veterans 'horrified' and 'disgusted' as Trump White House treats war 'like a big joke'

The Trump administration has aggressively deployed memes and jokes on social media to spin the war in Iran as a major success, but according to a new report from the Washington Post, veterans and military families have been "horrified" by these "disturbing" memes that trivialize the sacrifices of service members.In a report published Wednesday, the Post shared the reaction of retired U.S. Army colonel Joe Buccino, who felt "disgust" after seeing…

Families of fallen soldiers and veterans blast Trump’s use of memes during Iran war

White House criticized by ex-soldiers for social media posts during Iran conflict: ‘It seems almost obscene relative to the actual violence and suffering that’s involved with this’

'I didn't vote for this': Even MAGA outraged as 'obscene' war memes flood social media

American veterans are disturbed that President Donald Trump's communications team has been treating the Iran war as a joke on social media — but the administration isn't likely to change course because the outrage the tactic creates is driving up online engagement, according to a report.Joe Buccino,...