Overview

• The White House used its official X, Facebook, Instagram and Truth Social channels to debut the Photoshop image on the eve of James Gunn’s Superman release.
• The artwork mimics the film’s promotional style by placing Trump in Superman’s costume beneath the slogan “The symbol of hope. Truth. Justice. The American way.”
• Critics ridiculed the post as unprofessional, condemning it as a distraction from the unresolved Jeffrey Epstein client files.
• Dean Cain, who portrayed Superman in 1990s television, reacted with laughing emojis, while some Trump supporters lauded the exaggerated branding.
• The meme extends a pattern of the administration’s pop-culture engagement, following earlier AI images such as Trump depicted as the Pope.