After Trump’s global tariffs were blocked, the official White House profile published an image of the president that was instantly compared to the villain Oswald Cobblepot, better known as the Penguin, from the Batman stories.
“President Trump will always put America first,” the post said, showing Donald Trump against a red-lit background while holding an umbrella.
Internet users immediately pointed out the resemblance between the Republican’s appearance and Cobblepot’s look in the film “Batman Returns.” The character was portrayed by Danny DeVito in that movie.
Thousands of users on the X network, formerly Twitter, tagged the official White House profile and quoted lines from the character.
“Tariff refunds now,” wrote another user, sharing a different scene from the 1992 film directed by Tim Burton.
“New season of ‘The Penguin’ on HBO Max, folks,” wrote one of them. “It looks more like we’re putting tariffs first, Mr. President,” said another, joking with the wording of the post.
Other users criticized the president on the White House profile, mentioning the Epstein files and the shipment of weapons to Israel.
President Trump will always put America first. pic.twitter.com/H3hTfTzhvf
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 20, 2026
Source and images: X @whitehouse | @keithedwards | HBO Max | Wikimedia Commons. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
