The White House has launched Arcade.gov, a website featuring five classic computer game adaptations designed to promote the current administration's agenda. The games include "Flappy Bill," "Build the Wall," "Rio Run," "Supply Line," and "Trump Savings Tycoon."
One of the games, "Rio Run," which is a variation of the popular Snake game, challenges players to "deport" migrants along the Rio Grande.
In "Build the Wall," a Tetris-style game, players are tasked with "protect[ing] the border from the coming horde" of zombies.
A White House official stated that the administration is "laser focused on ways to innovate and tell the story of the President's many accomplishments in a way that resonates with every American." The official further characterized the initiative as an effort to "further contrast between a culture of fun and winning and the dark socialist vision Democrats have for America," contrasting it with opponents' records on tax increases and immigration.
The White House has not commented on whether contractors were hired or if taxpayer funds were used for the project.
The Tetris Company has issued a statement saying it was not involved in the creation of the White House game and that the company "take[s] copyright infringement very seriously."
Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett criticized the website, writing on social media, "Instead of creating policies that actually help people, the White House just rolled out arcade games. They need to spend less time playing and more time governing. Folks need affordable groceries, not games."