Overview
- The White House posted a short Zelda‑inspired video on Thursday that depicts President Trump as a video‑game character wearing a red cap reading “Still your President.”
- The clip borrows music and visuals associated with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and displays on‑screen captions touting administration policy achievements.
- News outlets say the video appears likely to be AI‑influenced but have not confirmed its origin, and Nintendo had not issued a public statement when contacted.
- The post continues a recent pattern of the administration appropriating pop‑culture and game imagery, a tactic that has prompted rights‑holder pushback, a Pokémon Company disavowal, and a prior Tetris takedown after copyright enforcement.
- The video has drawn online backlash and calls for corporate responses, raising the prospect of copyright challenges and fueling debate about the White House's use of entertainment imagery for political messaging.