Overview

• On July 10, White House and POTUS social media accounts published an AI-generated image of President Trump as Superman accompanied by the slogans “Truth, Justice, The American Way” and labeled “The symbol of hope.”
• The post quickly amassed over 100,000 likes and more than 10,000 reactions on Instagram, many criticizing the use of official presidential channels for AI-generated content.
• Critics highlighted the timing—one day before the new Superman movie’s premiere—as a strategic push to capture broad media attention.
• This release follows earlier AI-enhanced portrayals of Trump as a pope in early May and as a Jedi on Star Wars Day, reflecting a consistent pattern of mythic self-branding.
• Because these images are distributed through official presidential accounts, they are considered presidential communications and will be preserved permanently by the Library of Congress.