White House Shares AI-Generated Image of Trump as Master Chief Declaring “Console Wars Over”
The White House has once again shared a strange AI-generated image, this time showing President Donald Trump as Master Chief, the hero of the Halo video game series. The post appeared on the official X account with the caption “Power to the players,” and shows Trump in the famous green armor standing in front of a US flag and the White House, although the flag only has 40 stars.
Power to the Players https://t.co/GqNu0qdgmw pic.twitter.com/4Hw6G7i7aW
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 27, 2025
The post was made while quoting a statement from GameStop, which declared an end to the long-running “console wars.” “WHEREAS, for the past two decades, the global gaming community has been engaged in an ongoing and increasingly petty conflict known as The Console Wars. WHEREAS, said conflict originated in the early 2000s with the release of Halo: Combat Evolved as an Xbox-exclusive title. WHEREAS, Halo: Campaign Evolved is officially coming on PlayStation in 2026 with cross-platform play. THEREFORE, GameStop hereby declares the official cessation of the console wars. Power to the players,” the statement read.
A Statement from GameStop pic.twitter.com/GraJAT69aI
— GameStop (@gamestop) October 25, 2025
The upcoming game, Halo: Campaign Evolved, is a remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved from 2001. While Halo has been available on PC, it has always been exclusive to Xbox consoles, until now.
The 2026 release on PlayStation 5 will mark the first time the game is officially playable on a non-Xbox console, and it will include cross-platform play across all platforms, including PC and Xbox.
This announcement prompted the White House to post the unusual image of Trump as Master Chief, joining a series of AI-generated posts from his presidency, and yes, each of these images seems cringier than the last.
While the reasoning behind the post seems tied to celebrating the end of console exclusivity, the image has already drawn reactions online for its bizarre and unexpected nature.
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