Trump, GameStop announces end of console wars with Halo meme

President Trump appears to be gaining momentum his campaign to win the Nobel Peace Prizeand for this purpose it uses the help of players who chronically play online. A Sunday post on the White House social media account dedicated to the chief deporter included a surprising image Trump holding an energy sword when putting on Master Chief’s assault armor. In the AI-generated illustration, Trump salutes a flag that only has 40 stars. In the background is the White House, which also has its own flag, except this version has it the eastern wing is currently demolished intact.

“Power to the players,” the post reads. He quotes a post from GameStop, which responded to the post with a “statement” declaring the “end” of the console wars revealing that Halo will be coming to PlayStation in 2026:

Trump claimed he had ended seven warswhich would make Console Wars his eighth imaginary achievement. Trump too he called for fewer wars than his predecessors. Somehow this resulted in the file being renamed Department of Defense Department of War simultaneously issuing an executive order is effectively at war with many average Americans for different views on his politics. Then there is the whole thing inhumane war on immigrationthat is currently tearing families apart and fueling protests across the country.

Unsurprisingly, the post sent GameStop shares soaring, sending the associated meme resource subreddit into a frenzy. The post regarding White House antics had to be closedbut only then did people start salivating at the thought that this could mark the beginning of an extremely profitable MOASS for anyone who currently owns GameStop stock.

“Please, God, let me be on the green side of the Trump Pump for a change,” reads the top comment. Unfortunately, despite being reminded that the subreddit does not allow partisan politics, a moderator stepped in and closed the thread.

Since Sunday’s White House tweet and the overwhelming attention it has generated, the Department of Homeland Security has also posted a Halo-themed meme to encourage people to join ICE, the immigration agency. It seems that despite receiving $170 billion in a big, beautiful bill AND continuity of payments throughout the government shutdownICE still doesn’t have the budget to pay a real artist:

It’s worth noting that during Trump’s second term, the government took a massive push on social media. Earlier this year ICE released a terrible video chained immigrants to the Pokémon theme song. The New York Times reports. that Vice President J.D. Vance posted twice as many social media posts as his contemporaries like Kamala Harris. These posts are full of trial and error, occasional memes, and foul language. This is reminiscent of Nayib Bukele’s social media strategy in El Salvadorwhich uses pop culture and internet jokes to obfuscate the public’s ability to seriously consider the consequences of an apparent dictatorship. Trump said his son Barron Trump has it helped advise him about how to better reach younger audiences through more modern means, such as guesting on popular podcasts.

We could sit here and criticize the Halo post – like the console wars Really start in 2000? — but it’s unpleasant to tolerate something like this, given everything else that’s going on in the country right now.