The White House’s ‘Memeification’ of War with Iran Sparks Scrutiny

John Oliver Denounces Pete Hegseth’s Comments Celebrating David Ellison’s CNN Takeover & White House’s Iran War “Hype Videos”

John Oliver denounced Pete Hegseth's comments about CNN and the White House's pro-Iran War videos made in the style of a middle school 'hype video.'

The White House’s 'memeification' of war with Iran sparks scrutiny

From “Grand Theft Auto” to “SpongeBob SquarePants,” the White House has turned to memes from pop culture and video games to sell President Trump’s war with Iran. The videos follow a broader trend in the Trump administration’s social media strategy, which increasingly uses artificial intelligence, pop culture and at times sarcasm to promote Trump’s policy priorities [...]

The White House’s ‘memeification’ of war with Iran sparks scrutiny

From “Grand Theft Auto” to “SpongeBob SquarePants,” the White House has turned to memes from pop culture and video games to sell President Trump’s war with Iran.  The videos follow a broader trend in the Trump administration’s social media strategy, which increasingly uses artificial intelligence, pop culture and at times sarcasm to promote Trump’s policy priorities…

The White House’s memes about war just aren’t funny

As the war with Iran rages on, the Trump administration has returned to one of its favorite forms of propaganda: meme culture. Harkening back to the Studio Ghibli-style AI generation of a Dominican woman being arrested, recent actions include using clips from video games and sporting events, as well as audio from pop songs, to make war against Iran more agreeable to younger audiences. This unsurprising, yet horrific ‘memeification’ turns a serio…