White House says ‘no evil shall escape’ President Donald Trump in Green Lantern tribute, fueling ridicule from critics: ‘It’s actually funny and pathetic,’ former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger says
The official White House account on X shared an AI-generated video depicting President Donald Trump as the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern, drawing widespread mockery from critics online.
The video shows the 80-year-old president wearing a glowing Green Lantern Power Ring, which he uses to conjure a massive border wall, construct a large industrial site and pose in front of U.S. military aircraft. The clip is backed by Kanye West‘s 2007 hit “Flashing Lights,” raising fresh questions about the Trump administration’s use of copyrighted material.
The post was captioned with the Green Lantern Corps oath — the phrase DC characters recite to charge their Power Rings: “In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might beware my power… Green Lantern’s light!”
The White House post did not credit or name DC Studios, Warner Bros. Discovery or the Green Lantern franchise in its caption.
Timed to HBO’s ‘Lanterns’
The video landed hours before HBO aired the fourth episode of its Lanterns series, which follows Green Lantern characters Hal Jordan and John Stewart. The show, which debuted on August 16, airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET and streams on HBO Max, with its season finale scheduled for October 4.
Neither DC Studios nor Warner Bros. Discovery has issued a public statement responding to the White House video. That continues a pattern from an earlier AI-generated post depicting Trump as Superman, which also drew no on-record response from DC.
Reaction from critics
The Green Lantern video drew swift criticism from Trump’s opponents on social media.
Former Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger wrote on X, “This is some of the stupidest c*** I’ve ever seen. It’s actually funny and pathetic.”
Far-right political commentator Alex Jones wrote, “Looks cool, now release the second half of the Epstein list and prosecute the cult.”
Democratic strategist Jon Cooper responded, “Trump is a total nut job. Anyone who still supports him at this point is as crazy as he is.”
Another person replied, “We are cooked. Our leader is having dr manhattan delusions now. Brother get to work. People are fed up with this childish nonsense.”
The White House has not issued further comment defending or explaining the video beyond the post itself. Rights holders connected to the Green Lantern and West material also have not issued public statements regarding potential copyright concerns.
Part of a broader AI posting spree
The Green Lantern clip arrived alongside a flurry of other AI-generated posts shared by Trump — many of which had little basis in reality.
Among them was a video showing Trump alongside a digitally generated George Washington as the first president joined Trump and his Cabinet officials for a meeting in the Oval Office.
In a separate post, Trump shared a video of himself relabeling a highway sign for New Mexico to read “New America” before dancing.
Trump also posted an AI-generated image of himself aboard an aircraft carrier watching ships come under attack as the administration’s military campaign against Iran continues into its sixth month. In another image, Trump was depicted smashing a chunk of land representing Iran with an oversized hammer bearing an American flag on its head.
Elsewhere in the posting spree, Trump shared AI-generated concepts for Space Force uniforms that critics said closely resembled Galactic Empire uniforms from the Star Wars franchise. He also posted a fabricated image of actor Robert De Niro — a longtime critic — holding a T-shirt reading, “Trump is my president.” He wrote alongside it, “Even this jerk is beginning to get it!”