Trump and White House flood social media with memes
Over Labor Day weekend, President Donald Trump and White House accounts amplified a heavy stream of memes that depict him as singularly powerful, using some AI-generated images and themed items such as a 'Build the Wall' video game. Examples ranged from a Green Lantern-like ring building a wall to a hockey scene with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and military ship footage. The posts aim to energize core supporters, but they come as approval sits at about 33% and strong approval at 15% in a July AP-NORC poll, while gasoline averages $4.15 a gallon amid the Iran war, raising doubts about their effectiveness ahead of midterms.
Memes have not raised the president's approval ratings.
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Gasoline rose to about $4.15 a gallon amid the Iran war. Polls show low presidential approval near 33 percent. The Republican midterm convention in Dallas could follow this messaging push.
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