White House releases Morty-style video of Trump and Vance

The White House posted a bizarre, animated video on its official social media account on Sunday, July 26, 2026, drawing widespread attention and criticism for its surreal content. The 36-second clip, styled after the opening sequence of the adult cartoon "Rick and Morty," features President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in a series of fantastical scenes, including piloting a flying saucer chased by a dragon and running along the White House colonnade.

The video, captioned "Hop in ... best dimension yet," incorporates several political symbols and figures. It shows border official Tom Homan arresting a winged demon, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer removing his face to reveal a robotic interior, and floating imagery of a MAGA hat, a Diet Coke can, and the text "1113 wins," an apparent reference to Trump's past presidential victories. The clip concludes with a lightning bolt forming the word "MAGA."

The post quickly amassed millions of views but generated a sharply divided response. Critics, including former Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, lambasted the video as out of touch. Greene stated that people are struggling with the costs of gas,...