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The White House Posts Trump As Green Lantern Hours Before Lanterns Episode 4
The clip uses the Green Lantern oath and imagery of border security and manufacturing to cast Trump as a protector, according to the White House.
- On Monday, September 7, 2026, the White House posted a video on X depicting President Donald Trump as Green Lantern, wielding a power ring and deploying an energy barrier over a desert landscape.
- To frame Trump as a protector, the video uses imagery of border security, military power, and a neon-green American Manufacturing sign, linking his image to themes of national defense via the Green Lantern oath.
- Lanterns, the HBO series following intergalactic cops John Stewart and Hal Jordan investigating a murder, continues its weekly run featuring Sinestro manipulating events across timelines set in 2016 and 2026.
- Sharing the clip alongside the full Green Lantern oath on X, the White House drew immediate attention across social media, marking another instance of using pop culture imagery for political messaging.
- New episodes of Lanterns air every Sunday at 9 p.m. ET following its August 16 premiere, with the season finale set for October 4, 2026, as the show explores tension between Stewart and Jordan.
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