{"id":2458232,"date":"2025-07-11T03:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-social-media-team-posts-image-of-trump-as-superman-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T03:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:29:27","slug":"white-house-social-media-team-posts-image-of-trump-as-superman-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-social-media-team-posts-image-of-trump-as-superman-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House social media team posts image of Trump as Superman &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-social-media-team-posts-image-of-trump-as-superman-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2458232&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White House social media team posted an image of President Donald Trump depicted as Superman to coincide with the release of the new Superman movie on July 11, 2025. The image, shared across multiple platforms including Facebook, X, Instagram, and Truth Social, features Trump&#8217;s face on Superman&#8217;s body with slogans like &#8220;The symbol of hope. Truth. Justice. The American Way.&#8221; This homage references classic Superman mottos and the iconic &#8220;S&#8221; symbol, reminiscent of Christopher Reeve&#8217;s portrayal of the character. The post sparked mixed reactions online, with Trump supporters amused by the tribute, while critics, including California Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s press office, responded negatively, pointing out the irony of Superman being an alien and undocumented immigrant. The new Superman film stars David Corenswet and is the latest adaptation following previous versions featuring actors like Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, and Henry Cavill.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House social media team posts image of Trump as Superman<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2171034\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The White House has joined in on the hype surrounding the upcoming Superman movie opening on Friday, July 11.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">social media post<\/a> on the eve of the combic book film&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barry-manilow-latest-broadway-superstar-to-test-positive-for-covid-19\/\" title=\"Barry Manilow Latest Broadway Superstar to Test Positive for COVID-19\">highly anticipated debut<\/a>, the White House social media team published an image of President Donald Trump in a Superman costume, replicating the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/news\/james-gunn-superman-poster-christopher-reeve-1236250220\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promotional<\/a> material for the new movie. The picture was posted on the White House&rsquo;s Facebook, X, Instagram, and Truth Social accounts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3463626\/why-used-car-shoppers-ignore-odometers\/\">Why used-car shoppers can ignore odometers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3463617\/deadly-force-review-police-shootings\/\">A new book on police shootings tries to answer what were until very recently the biggest questions in public life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-obituary\/3467101\/michael-madsen-obit-career-movies-quentin-tarantino\/\">Michael Madsen, 1957&ndash;2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE SYMBOL OF HOPE.<\/p>\n<p>TRUTH. JUSTICE. THE AMERICAN WAY.<\/p>\n<p>SUPERMAN TRUMP. &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fwFWeYonAq\">pic.twitter.com\/fwFWeYonAq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1943493150644777199?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The White House social media team accompanied the picture of Trump&rsquo;s face on Superman&rsquo;s body with several mottos from past iterations of the comic book character.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The symbol of hope. Truth. Justice. The American Way. Superman Trump,&rdquo; read the text from each post.<\/p>\n<p>The famous &ldquo;S&rdquo; on Superman&rsquo;s chest was previously described in a 2004 version of the hero&rsquo;s comic book series as a family crest and &ldquo;Kryptonian symbol&rdquo; for hope. In comic lore, Krypton was the planet where Superman was born. In a scene from the 2013 film <em>Man of Steel<\/em>, in which Superman is talking with journalist, and his love interest, Lois Lane, she asks him what the &ldquo;S&rdquo; stands for.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not an &lsquo;S,&rsquo;&rdquo; Superman said. &ldquo;On my world, it means hope.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, here, it&rsquo;s an &lsquo;S,&rsquo;&rdquo; Lane replied.<\/p>\n<p>The motto, &ldquo;truth, justice, and the American Way,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/arts-culture\/heres-how-supermans-iconic-motto-of-truth-justice-and-the-american-way-evolved-over-time-180986927\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">originated<\/a> in a 1942 radio serial for the comic book character. It was meant to inspire patriotism, as U.S. troops fought in World War II.<\/p>\n<p>The marketing material for the 2025 film <em>Superman <\/em>does not include the well-known slogans and mottos. Instead, it features the words &ldquo;Look Up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There is another noticeable difference between the social media post and the original imagery in the film&rsquo;s promotional poster. In the White House&rsquo;s version, the &ldquo;S&rdquo; on Trump&rsquo;s chest is not the current version used in <em>Superman<\/em>. It seems to be the &ldquo;S&rdquo; from Christopher Reeves&rsquo; version of the character, made popular in the 1978 movie and subsequent sequels in the 1980s. However, this is not confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The White House&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >post drew mixed reactions<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>, seemingly along ideological lines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of Trump and his administration were critical of the imagery, with several calling it &ldquo;embarrassing.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The account for California Gov. Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s press office tried to make a comparison to Trump&rsquo;s political position and efforts to remove illegal immigrants from the country, with the fictional comic book character being an alien from another world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Superman was an undocumented immigrant <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7U9jsNHfr5\">https:\/\/t.co\/7U9jsNHfr5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/1943527085257142411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Superman was an undocumented immigrant,&rdquo; the account for Newsom <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/govpressoffice\/status\/1943527085257142411?s=46\">posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, most Trump supporters who commented found the post amusing. This included former Superman actor Dean Cain, who portrayed the superhero in <em>Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman<\/em>, which aired on ABC between 1993 and 1997, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realdeancain\/status\/1943493973198180555?s=46\">commented<\/a> with multiple laughing emojis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">&#129315;&#129315;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDeanCain\/status\/1943493973198180555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman in 1938. The first movie featuring the comic book superhero was <em>Superman<\/em>, released in 1978 and starring Christopher Reeve. This franchise spawned three <a href=\"http:\/\/sequels.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sequels.<\/a> Other cinematic versions of Superman included <em>Superman Returns <\/em>in 2006 and <em>Man of Steel <\/em>in 2013, starring Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><em>Superman <\/em>will be the fourth version of the superhero to hit the silver screen. It debuts on July 11 and features actor David Corenswet in the titular role.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2171034\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2171034\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House posts image of Trump as Superman ahead of film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2458233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-white-house--scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32364,58600,3634,32076,32127],"class_list":["post-2458232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-social-media","tag-superman-2","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Trump-white-house--scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2458232"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2458236,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458232\/revisions\/2458236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2458233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2458232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2458232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2458232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}