White House Posts Trump as Green Lantern in New Video
The clip uses the Green Lantern oath and imagery of border security and manufacturing to cast Trump as a protector, according to the White House.
- On Monday, September 7, 2026, the White House posted a video on X depicting President Donald Trump as Green Lantern, wielding a power ring and deploying an energy barrier over a desert landscape.
- To frame Trump as a protector, the video uses imagery of border security, military power, and a neon-green American Manufacturing sign, linking his image to themes of national defense via the Green Lantern oath.
- Lanterns, the HBO series following intergalactic cops John Stewart and Hal Jordan investigating a murder, continues its weekly run featuring Sinestro manipulating events across timelines set in 2016 and 2026.
- Sharing the clip alongside the full Green Lantern oath on X, the White House drew immediate attention across social media, marking another instance of using pop culture imagery for political messaging.
- New episodes of Lanterns air every Sunday at 9 p.m. ET following its August 16 premiere, with the season finale set for October 4, 2026, as the show explores tension between Stewart and Jordan.
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In the video generated with artificial intelligence and published by the White House, the American president wears the ring of the superhero and uses his powers to raise a wall in front of a group of migrants. The images also celebrate the revival of the industry and military power of the United States. In the post is quoted the famous oath of Green Lantern: ♪Who the evil fears my power ♪
The White House has once again taken an unusual approach to its social media communications. An artificial intelligence-generated video has been posted on the official channels of the US presidential administration, transforming President Donald Trump into one of the most recognizable characters from DC Comics – the Green Lantern. The clip, which is about 28 seconds long, shows Trump wearing the glowing green ring that gives supernatural abiliti…
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The official White House account on X shared an AI-generated video depicting President Donald Trump as the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern, drawing widespread mockery from critics online. In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might beware my power… Green Lantern's light! pic.twitter.com/mXWr0zeyLC— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 7, 2026 The video shows the 80-year-old preside…
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