White House Debuts Trump Arcade
The White House launched retro games touting President Trump's policy agenda.
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The White House on Sept. 3 launched an “Arcade” page with five low-resolution browser games that recast retro formats to promote President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. Rio Run adapts Snake with border czar Tom Homan collecting unauthorized border crossers, while Build the Border Wall adapts Tetris mechanics around blocking crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Tetris Company denounced Build the Border Wall as an apparent clone and said it takes copyright infringement seriously. The White House said it plans to add more games to the arcade.
Analysis & opinion
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The arcade games are anti-immigrant propaganda that makes harsh deportation policies look fun or acceptable. They are racist, dehumanizing, and minimize the real harm done to migrants and immigrant communities.
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