White House Uses 'Lonely Penguin' Meme to Push Trump's Greenland Acquisition Idea
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News18•24-01-2026, 09:11
White House Uses 'Lonely Penguin' Meme to Push Trump's Greenland Acquisition Idea
- •The White House shared a cryptic post featuring a 'Nihilist Penguin' meme to highlight Donald Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland.
- •The meme, originating from Werner Herzog's 2007 documentary, symbolizes isolation and absurd determination, often called 'Lonely Penguin'.
- •The AI-generated image shows Trump and a penguin with US and Greenland flags, captioned 'Embrace The Penguin', despite the original meme's context of the penguin moving into Antarctica.
- •This follows other AI-generated images shared by Trump, including one depicting Greenland as a US territory and an expanded US map on Truth Social.
- •Trump has intensified his rhetoric on acquiring Greenland, suggesting no financial compensation is needed, only unrestricted access, including military.
Why It Matters: The White House is using internet memes and AI-generated imagery to promote Trump's controversial Greenland acquisition plan.
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