White House website launches retro arcade games promoting Trump's agenda
The White House created and posted arcade-style video games on its website to promote certain policies. The games appear designed around themes like immigration and economic issues. People have different views on whether government websites should be used this way.
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11 sourcesWhite House launches Arcade.gov with game that lets players 'deport' migrants
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23 sourcesWhite House website debuts 5 retro arcade video games that promote Trump's agenda
Trump White House slammed for releasing ‘bigoted’ video games
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Trump White House slammed for releasing ‘bigoted’ video games
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4 articlesTrump’s White House Website Published Some Video Games as a Low-Effort Provocation
The Trump White House’s fetish for gamer culture has moved up a level with new arcade
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2 developments- Sep 3Official White House website launches arcade games where users arrest immigrants and build a border wall
- Sep 4White House launches Arcade.gov with game that lets players 'deport' migrants
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Quiet for 45 daysLast development · Sep 4 — White House launches Arcade.gov with game that lets players 'deport' migrants
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