The official White House account on X is facing heavy criticism after sharing a video with a humorous tone about the ongoing war in Iran.
The video begins with footage of Pete Weber scoring a strike during a bowling championship, just before the scene cuts to a series of clips generated by artificial intelligence in which the pins represent “officials of the Iranian regime” being hit by a bowling ball decorated with the U.S. flag.
Before being struck, one of the pins even appears holding a sign that reads: “We will not stop producing nuclear weapons.” The clip ends with several segments showing Iranian ships and other structures being attacked by the United States in recent weeks. All of this plays out while a remix of Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd plays in the background.
So far, the video has been viewed more than 41 million times. Internet users flooded the post’s comment section with criticism of President Donald Trump’s administration for not treating the war with the seriousness it deserves, considering that hundreds of people have already lost their lives during the conflicts that began on February 28.
“I still can’t believe these idiots are running the country,” lamented one X user. “Videos like this will one day be shown in history classes, detailing the embarrassing AI war propaganda being shoved down our throats,” another pointed out.
“War is not a game. War is not a meme. War is life and death for many. And the posts from Trump’s White House are… this?” asked a third. “What is wrong with you?” wrote another. “You are making fools of yourselves and of our country. You should all be ashamed,” another posted.
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