{"id":2579179,"date":"2026-03-12T16:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-uses-wii-sports-to-promote-operation-epic-fury-strikes-on-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:28:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:28:24","slug":"white-house-uses-wii-sports-to-promote-operation-epic-fury-strikes-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-uses-wii-sports-to-promote-operation-epic-fury-strikes-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"White House uses Wii Sports to promote Operation Epic Fury strikes on Iran"},"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\">26<\/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-uses-wii-sports-to-promote-operation-epic-fury-strikes-on-iran%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=2579179&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 Washington Examiner reports that the White house released a meme-style video that blends the Wii Sports soundtrack with a branding of \u201cOperation Epic Fury\u201d to accompany U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. The clip pairs sports moments (archery bullseyes, baseball hits, golf holes) with footage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-times-biden-and-trump-did-the-same-thing-and-the-media-reaction-was-totally-different\/\" title=\"3 Times Biden And ... Did The Same Thing\u2026 And The Media Reaction Was Totally Different\">missile strikes<\/a>, using the game\u2019s font and imagery to push the Epic Fury narrative, and includes a tweet from the White House promoting the meme. The piece situates the meme within broader U.S. messaging about the Iran operation, noting that an iranian school near Minab was destroyed early in Epic Fury and that analysts have suggested a U.S. Tomahawk may have been involved; Trump has floated the idea that Iran coudl have obtained the missile. It also highlights other pop-culture memes from the administration, such as a Super Smash Bros.-style clip from Health and human Services Secretary Kennedy and a prior Pokemon-themed video from the Department of Homeland security. Trump is quoted saying he has \u201cno idea\u201d whether Epic Fury will help him win the Nobel Peace Prize and noting he chose the operation\u2019s name from about 20 options, while indicating he is leveraging his own influence and his cellphone to shape the narrative.  <\/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 uses Wii Sports to promote Operation Epic Fury strikes on Iran<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2530725\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4489301\/newsom-twice-support-harris-2028-presidential-primary-poll\/\">White House<\/a> uploaded a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/susan-sarandon-rips-democrats-for-failure-on-stimulus-warns-of-2022-collapse\/\" title=\"Susan Sarandon Rips Democrats For Failure On Stimulus, Warns Of 2022 Collapse\">video mashup<\/a> of Operation Epic Fury strikes with Wii Sports on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration&rsquo;s latest meme video tied into its conflict in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4489844\/trump-change-mind-iran-soccer-team-world-cup\/\">Iran<\/a>, where the United States and Israel are striking the Middle Eastern country to end its regime. The video opens with the iconic Wii Sports theme song, but swaps out the name &ldquo;Wii Sports&rdquo; with &ldquo;Operation Epic Fury&rdquo; in the same font as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-video-games-are-massive-commercial-failures\/\" title=\"Woke ... Games Are Massive Commercial Failures\">game&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s title.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4488297\/trump-predicts-jake-paul-run-office\/\">Trump predicts Jake Paul will run for office in &#8216;not too distant future&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4488402\/gene-simmons-tells-celebrities-shut-up-political-takes\/\">Gene Simmons tells celebrities &#8216;shut the f*** up&#8217; about politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4487924\/cnns-abby-phillip-apologizes-for-saying-nyc-bombing-attempt-targeted-mamdani\/\">CNN&#8217;s Abby Phillip apologizes for saying NYC bombing attempt targeted Mamdani<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The video showcases various sports shots from the game, including a bullseye in archery, a baseball hit out of the park, and a hole-in-one in golf. All of the shots have the balls landing their targets with footage of U.S. missile strikes in Iran.<\/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\">UNDEFEATED. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jt69bcag5y\">pic.twitter.com\/Jt69bcag5y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2032115039985881556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2026<\/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&rsquo;s meme of the missile strikes landing on target comes after an Iranian girls&rsquo; elementary school in Minab was destroyed at the beginning of Operation Epic Fury, and an analysis has suggested a U.S. Tomahawk missile was responsible. Trump suggested this week that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4486018\/trump-iran-tomahawk-missile-girls-school-strike\/\">the missile may have been obtained and used by Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Wii Sports-themed meme is the second Nintendo meme from the Trump administration this week. On Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4486357\/trump-hhs-invests-biowearables-people-become-patients\/\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> posted a video on X depicting himself as a character in the Nintendo GameCube game Super Smash Bros. Melee, where he uses the food pyramid to battle a sentient doughnut.<\/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\">Real food wins! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ItYduZawow\">pic.twitter.com\/ItYduZawow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecKennedy\/status\/2031020656989495364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4486610\/trump-betting-on-himself-cell-phone-control-epic-fury-narrative\/\"><strong>TRUMP IS BETTING ON HIMSELF, AND HIS CELLPHONE, TO CONTROL THE EPIC FURY NARRATIVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Department of Homeland Security posted a Pok&eacute;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-posts-pokemon-meme-promoting-ice-and-deportations\/\" title=\"DHS posts Pok\u00e9mon ... promoting ICE and deportations\">mon-themed video<\/a> on X, playing footage of Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel detaining illegal immigrants as the Pok&eacute;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mon theme song plays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Thursday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4489350\/trump-unsure-iran-war-nobel-peace-prize\/\">he has &ldquo;no idea&rdquo; if Operation Epic Fury will help him get the Nobel Peace Prize<\/a> but added that he is &ldquo;not interested in it.&rdquo; He said Wednesday that he decided <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4489005\/trump-name-operation-epic-fury-iran\/\">to call the operation &ldquo;Epic Fury&rdquo; out of 20 possible names<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 uses Wii Sports to push Epic Fury on Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2579180,"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\/2026\/03\/image-collage-hz06ro79m-1773342539250-e1773345881709.jpg?1773328344&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75663,71977,75662],"class_list":["post-2579179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-white-house-2","tag-wii-sports"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-hz06ro79m-1773342539250-e1773345881709.jpg?1773328344&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579179","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579179"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579183,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579179\/revisions\/2579183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}