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Donald Trump and Memes
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While President of the United States, Donald Trump has posted memes on social media. His usege of memes has been discussed in the media, as while other Presidents have used memes, such as his precesssor Joe Biden with "Dark Brandon", Trump's excessive use of memes is notable compared to previous US Presidents and other World Leaders, such as their use during the 2026 Iran war, or lending thier name to a Goverment initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is an initiative by the second Trump administration in the United States. Its stated objective was to modernize information technology, maximize productivity, and cut excess regulations and spending within the federal government. [1][2] It was first suggested to Donald Trump by Elon Musk in 2024, and was officially established by an executive order on January 20, 2025. [3] The DOGE acronym refers to an internet meme of a Shiba Inu dog [4] and to Dogecoin, a meme coin that Musk promotes, making "Department of Government Efficiency" a backronym. [5][6]
2026 Iran War
During the 2026 Iran war, social media accounts of the Second Trump administration posted memes and clips of various popular culture such as films, videos games, and sports. [7] After being criticised for the posts, the administation has stated that the stratgery was to "communicate with younger audiences and highlight military successes." [7]
List of media used
Films
TV shows
Video Games
Criticism
A controversial video that was taken down used footage of the video game Call of Duty interspersed with real-life US war footage. The video was viewed 50 million time before it was taken down. Kristopher Purcell who served in the Bush administration in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq criticised the video saying that "'Call of Duty' is not real life. It's a game. And war has very, very real consequences, not just for our service members, but for Iranian civilians. And this gamification of war is really appalling, especially when you consider the [Trump] administration's typical response to mass shootings, which is to blame violent video games and movies." [7]
Pamela B. Rutledge of Psychology Today wrote that "Wrapping military footage inside childhood cultural references triggers the positive memories of recognizable cultural symbols. Emotions act as filters that shape how we interpret information and perceive reality, heavily influencing decision-making and memory. States such as fear, happiness, or pride determine what we see, often causing us to focus selectively on information that fits with what we feel. If you know a SpongeBob fan (and who doesn’t?), seeing him next to an explosion sanitizes conflict and frames it as entertainment, thus trivializing violence and human life." She also points that the use of memes creates the message that "war is a game, our side is right, and strength wins", and that young men were the target of such memes,and that they "normalize a hypermasculine, militarized response and encourage us to accept policies out of loyalty rather than ask questions." Like Kristopher Purcell, she also noted the irony of the Trump administration's useing video games in their memes when they have previously blamed them for "inspiring domestic shootings". Another point of Rutledge's was that Trump administration is not "sharing real facts, [with] the audience, scrolling past missile strikes the same way it scrolls past dance videos, [and] may not notice how it shapes what they accept, ignore, and never think to question." [9][8]
Barack and Michelle Obama Ape Video
On the 5th Febuary 2026, a video was posted Trump's social media account detailing unsubstantiated voter fraud allegations in the 2020 United States presidential election, with the end of video feauting an AI clip of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The Trump administration claimed it as a Lion King parody, however the video was cricised for being racist. Trump himself claimed that he did not see the end of the video where the Obamas were depicted as Apes, and blamed a staffer for publishing the video with the clip of the Obamas in it. [10]