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"The White House says President Trump is the only leader 'fully committed to giving power to the players,' following Master Chief AI social post."
"Suffice it to say, the most powerful office in the world leaning into the worst aspects of AI is a bit of a sore one. It isn't only the White House comms team that's getting in on the action either. The Department of Homeland Security also shared a politically charged call to join ICE with the caption 'destroy the Flood,' set against UNSC marines driving along in a Humvee. In Halo, the Flood is deemed a parasitic alien lifeform; the dogwhistle is at full pitch.
"Surely, Halo being co-opted in this way should merit some sort of response from Microsoft, right? Well, the gaming monolith has kept shtum, and, considering it recently donated to the ongoing construction of the president's new $300 million ballroom, I suspect it'll stay that way.
"Having reached out to both the Department of Homeland Security and the White House Press Office for comment, journalist Alyssa Mercante eventually received the following response from White House deputy press secretary Kush Desai:
"'Yet another war ended under President Trump's watch - only one leader is fully committed to giving power to the players, and that leader is Donald J. Trump. That's why he's hugely popular with the American people and American Gamers.'
"So, there you have it, folks, Trump is the gamers' president. Maybe he'll finally get that coveted Nobel Peace Prize after overseeing the end of the console wars? I keep waiting for the 'keep politics out of gaming' crowd to decry the posts, but for some strange reason they're awfully quiet right now."
"ThAt'S wHy He'S hUgElY pOpUlAr WiTh ThE aMeRiCaN pEoPlE aNd AmErIcAn GaMeRs."
laugh harder
No, seriously, just fuck off and die forever. Right now. Immediately. Or if one could rewind time to 2015 and die then, that would be even better. Perhaps by falling Toad first down a golden escalator.
"Suffice it to say, the most powerful office in the world leaning into the worst aspects of AI is a bit of a sore one. It isn't only the White House comms team that's getting in on the action either. The Department of Homeland Security also shared a politically charged call to join ICE with the caption 'destroy the Flood,' set against UNSC marines driving along in a Humvee. In Halo, the Flood is deemed a parasitic alien lifeform; the dogwhistle is at full pitch.
"Surely, Halo being co-opted in this way should merit some sort of response from Microsoft, right? Well, the gaming monolith has kept shtum, and, considering it recently donated to the ongoing construction of the president's new $300 million ballroom, I suspect it'll stay that way.
"Having reached out to both the Department of Homeland Security and the White House Press Office for comment, journalist Alyssa Mercante eventually received the following response from White House deputy press secretary Kush Desai:
"'Yet another war ended under President Trump's watch - only one leader is fully committed to giving power to the players, and that leader is Donald J. Trump. That's why he's hugely popular with the American people and American Gamers.'
"So, there you have it, folks, Trump is the gamers' president. Maybe he'll finally get that coveted Nobel Peace Prize after overseeing the end of the console wars? I keep waiting for the 'keep politics out of gaming' crowd to decry the posts, but for some strange reason they're awfully quiet right now."
"ThAt'S wHy He'S hUgElY pOpUlAr WiTh ThE aMeRiCaN pEoPlE aNd AmErIcAn GaMeRs."
laugh harder
No, seriously, just fuck off and die forever. Right now. Immediately. Or if one could rewind time to 2015 and die then, that would be even better. Perhaps by falling Toad first down a golden escalator.
