"The White House posted a video of actual military strikes on Iran in the style usually seen in highlight videos, and started the video with a clip from Call of Duty. The real-life footage of missiles and other munitions hitting targets in Iran shows clips seen in other Trump administration videos."
"The animation at the start appears to be from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III when a player activates a killstreak reward that launches a nuclear strike. The administration has repeatedly used games as a basis for social media posts promoting its agenda."
"In September, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared a video montage of ICE raids with the caption "Gotta Catch 'Em All" set to the theme song from the original Pokémon TV show. A DHS post recruiting ICE officers used a Halo image with the text "DESTROY THE FLOOD.""
The White House posted a video depicting military strikes on Iran formatted as a video game highlight compilation, beginning with footage from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III showing a nuclear killstreak activation. The video contains actual missile and munitions footage previously shared by U.S. Central Command. This represents part of a broader pattern where the Trump administration incorporates gaming references and imagery into official social media content. The Department of Homeland Security has similarly used gaming content, including a Pokémon-themed video montage of ICE raids captioned "Gotta Catch 'Em All" and a Halo-based recruitment post for ICE officers. Neither Activision nor Xbox provided immediate comment on the unauthorized use of their intellectual property.
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