US EditionWhite House posts ‘Embrace the Penguin’ amid Greenland fight
The White House's AI-generated meme linking Trump to Greenland sparked criticism for geographic errors and garnered over 19 million views on social media, highlighting confusion over Arctic facts.
- The White House posted an AI-generated image on X showing President Donald Trump walking with a penguin carrying a U.S. flag toward a Greenland flag, captioned `Embrace the penguin`.
- As part of a push for a Greenland framework, President Donald Trump highlighted U.S. security and mineral access, discussing the island at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.
- Observers quickly noted the geography error in the AI slop, highlighting that all penguin species except one are native to the Southern Hemisphere and not Greenland.
- NATO and Danish officials said sovereignty was not on the table, while Copenhagen emphasized respect for territorial integrity and Greenland’s role; the 1951 U.S.-Greenland treaty allows the U.S. to enhance its military base on Greenland.
- The error gained traction online and the article was updated on January 23, 2026, with critics including Jason Kenney and Rasmus Jarlov amplifying the backlash.
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Trump's post sparks international mockery
President Donald Trump and the White House became the centre of an online firestorm this week after a viral social media post featuring a penguin drew widespread ridicule and international commentary. The image, shared on the White House's official X account, was intended to link Trump's renewed focus on Greenland to a popular internet meme — but critics said it also exposed a striking geographical error. In the AI-generated graphic, Trump is sh…
WASHINGTON.- The White House again used social media and artificial intelligence to reinforce the ambition of U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland, the Danish autonomous territory in the Arctic. This time he did so with a cryptic message in the form of a meme that shows it alongside a penguin under the slogan “Ambrace the Penguin.” The detail did not go unnoticed and sparked an immediate controversy: the penguins do not inhabit Greenland.T…
The White House published a photo created with artificial intelligence in which President Donald Trump appears in the company of a penguin holding an American flag, referring to his intention for the United States to control Greenland.The publication was replicated by U.S. federal officials and dependencies, but generated a wave of criticism for Greenland-related territorial ignorance.Social media users corrected the U.S. government by rememberi…
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