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After one week of military action in Iran, directed by President Donald Trump and undertaken alongside Israel, the White House has released a series of hype videos designed to stir up pride and confidence in the United States military.<\/p>\n
While U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released a number of videos showing American assets successfully striking specific targets, The White House took clips from those and spliced in pop culture references \u2014 everything from movie clips to professional sports plays \u2014 to drive the point home.<\/p>\n
Some of the hype videos just featured an added soundtrack dubbed over videos of American missiles striking Iranian targets.<\/p>\n
\nNo pause. No hesitation. \ud83d\udca5 pic.twitter.com\/TTjS98VKAb<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Another showed several large explosions, cutting after each one to a clip of Spongebob Squarepants saying, \u201cYou wanna see me do it again?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWill not stop until the objectives are met.<\/p>\n
Unrelenting. Unapologetic. \ud83d\udd01 pic.twitter.com\/iM9fqjn1zc<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
A montage of movie clips followed \u2014 with a caption reading, \u201cJUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY\u201d \u2014 featuring everything from \u201cBraveheart\u201d and \u201cTropic Thunder\u201d to \u201cDeadpool\u201d and \u201cTop Gun.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/0502N6a3rL<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The popular video game \u201cGrand Theft Auto\u201d made an appearance in one video that showed a male character walking down an alley followed by an explosion. The word \u201cwasted\u201d appeared on the screen in red as the target was obliterated.<\/p>\n
\u201cOPERATION EPIC FURY \u2022 Destroy Iran\u2019s missile arsenal.\u2022 Destroy their navy.\u2022 Ensure they NEVER get a nuclear weapon. Locked in,\u201d the caption read.<\/p>\n
\nOPERATION EPIC FURY<\/p>\n
\u2022 Destroy Iran\u2019s missile arsenal.
\u2022 Destroy their navy.
\u2022 Ensure they NEVER get a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\nLocked in. pic.twitter.com\/ika3MMJmZT<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u201cPure American dominance\u201d was the caption on a video featuring a series of Major League Baseball players swinging away \u2014 and then cutting to Iranian targets being blown sky high.<\/p>\n
\nPure American dominance. \ud83d\udca5\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 pic.twitter.com\/nvgWLar2ak<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The most recent video featured clips of NFL players getting hit, over and over again, cutting away at the moment of impact to show explosion after explosion.<\/p>\n
\nTouchdown pic.twitter.com\/aDNdqBdRzG<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Not everyone enjoyed the videos, however. CNN anchor Jake Tapper complained about them on Friday, saying that the White House had been \u201creleasing what we will charitably call hype videos about their war.\u201d After sharing the video, he added, \u201cAre you not amused? That\u2019s one of the \u2018Grand Theft Auto\u2019 video games spliced in between footage of U.S. strikes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tapper shared a second video from earlier in the week that was made in similar fashion but had used clips from the \u201cCall of Duty\u201d game.<\/p>\n
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung shared Tapper\u2019s segment, adding the caption, \u201cCredit where credit is due. Thank you to @CNN for covering all of our banger videos.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nCredit where credit is due. Thank you to @CNN<\/a> for covering all of our banger videos. pic.twitter.com\/OAnMR3yrjA<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n