White House's bombastic Iran war media blitz breaks from precedent, shocking critics

The White House has taken heat from critics over its social media strategy celebrating U.S. military strikes that have successfully hit targets throughout Iran in the first week of the war with the Islamic regime.

Between sharing videos of airstrikes referencing the video games Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty and compilations of strikes set next to clips from iconic American athletes and war movies, President Donald Trump‘s White House has applied its unorthodox, eye-catching social media strategy to its public relations on the Iran war. But the videos posted to platforms like X have drawn the ire of Democrats and other critics.