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Another day, another White House propaganda film meant to rile up Donald Trump supports and give a virtual slap in the face to all those who oppose the president. In a video posted on the office White House account on X (formerly Twitter), the video montage shows what appears to be bombings and fighter jet wins on the U.S. side in Iran. And most logically thinking users replied to the X post to ask why the video was necessary.
It also didn’t help that the video montage has the Nelly song “Here Comes the Boom” playing on a loop with just the chorus. Did Nelly give permission for the White House to use his song in such a video? That much is unclear. However, he did perform at the inauguration in 2025, so there’s that.
The White House used videos of bombings for its promo video.
If you don’t know, now you know. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/0POIzmweuE
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 9, 2026
The actual post that whoever runs the White House X post made said, “If you don’t know, now you know.” It’s not lost on many that this line is directly from a Notorious B.I.G. song. Hey, maybe the social media czar is a millennial. That would explain the Nelly song too. Either way, though, the video itself is in poor taste according to many who preferred not to see a government social media account share a montage of airstrikes.
“Sad that the USA has as its president an immoral 8-year-old belligerent spoiled brat,” one user wrote in response to the video.
“Is this for 12-year-old boys?” Someone else wrote on X. “This is so embarrassing that this comes from the White House account.”
It’s also embarrassing that it comes from the actual U.S. You might half-expect to see ‘parody account’ listed under the White House name, but nope, that’s not the case at all. Another person commented on the X post to ask the White House to stop posting “war porn,” which might be the best way to describe these sorts of videos.
“How many working class American soldiers will never come home to their families because you sacrificed them, for your One World Order, and for your own global corporate and private wealth?” Someone else wrote.
People were quick to point out how insecure the White House staffers must be.
The White House sharing an overzealous video with clips from airstrikes, not all of which are confirmed to even be from Iran in 2026, screams ‘measuring contest.’ And those who oppose the idea of the White House war propaganda wrote on X that the White House just seems insecure with these types of videos.
From the footage to the music, it’s all a bit much. It’s also hardly the place for it, but tell that to Trump putting out paragraphs of ramblings on social media late at night or sharing offensive memes. Critics commented on social media to share how much of a try-hard this type of content makes White House staffers look.
Others compared the White House video to the ‘Call of Duty’ video game.
The white house using Call of Duty as their propaganda is WILD.
— KaBlicky 👉🏽 (@BigDickBreeyuh) March 10, 2026
Thats why they defunded education. 😂🤣😂
Someone else on X posted that they see the White house video as actual Call of Duty propaganda. Call of Duty is a first-person shooter war video game. That sounds about right, from where we’re standing. They added, for good measure, that defining education came at this cost, which just makes it all even worse.
Another user who commented on the White House’s X post, whose actual feelings aren’t totally clear to be honest, wrote, “They’ve turned military operations into propaganda videos reminiscent of the campaign mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. This government propaganda editing technique is nothing short of elite-level.”
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