Why Trump's White House is using video game memes to recruit for ICE

The Guardian 

The image of Donald Trump as Halo protagonist Master Chief posted on the White House's X account. The image of Donald Trump as Halo protagonist Master Chief posted on the White House's X account. Why Trump's White House is using video game memes to recruit for ICE A recent spate of posts has garnered attention, but Trump and his allies have long been using gaming imagery to mobilise a toxic subculture of'rootless white males' J ust days after Microsoft announced Halo: Campaign Evolved, the next game in its famous science-fiction series, the White House shared an interesting picture on X . The image, which appears to be AI-generated, shows President Donald Trump wearing the armour of Halo's iconic protagonist, Master Chief, standing in salute in front of an American flag that's missing several stars. In his left hand is an energy sword, a weapon used by the alien enemies in the Halo games.