As Trump supporters and conservative commentators proceed to criticize James Gunn’s Superman, which stars David Corenswet because the titular character, the White Home posted a weird meme of Trump because the superhero on X on Thursday evening, recreating a movie poster for the film that includes Corenswet within the purple cape. As a substitute of the poster’s tagline of “Look Up,” the White Home’s model contains the phrases: “Fact, Justice, and the American Means.”

“THE SYMBOL OF HOPE. TRUTH. JUSTICE. THE AMERICAN WAY. SUPERMAN TRUMP,” the X put up stated.

The meme was subsequently mocked on-line, with folks calling the poster “embarrassing,” “cringe,” and the White Home a “joke.”

“delete this holy f–k that is cringe,” wrote progressive political commentator Dean Withers on X, replying to the White Home’s put up.

“I by no means thought I would see the day when the White Home is only a joke. That is so embarrassing,” a second person commented, whereas one other stated, “May you be extra embarrassing?”

Many others on-line introduced up the character of Superman himself, arguing how the superhero is the antithesis of Trump, particularly relating to his administration’s stance on immigrants, together with the continuing mass ICE raids — because the Man of Metal, after all, is an immigrant and refugee himself, since he is an alien from Krypton.

‘”Thoughts you MAGA was calling Superman ‘woke’ earlier this week as a result of the character is an unlawful alien, and now they’re photoshopping Trump as Superman? Good self personal, clowns,” an individual wrote.

“I am perplexed... Superman was an undocumented immigrant shot to Earth in a spaceship. Trump would’ve had ICE ready on the touchdown pad. Superman fought corrupt billionaires like Lex Luthor. Trump is Lex Luthor, minus the genius,” a second person stated partly.

“Superman was an unlawful immigrant rising up on a farm,” one other stated.

A number of customers additionally joked that Trump’s “Kryptonite” is the Epstein information after the president went off on a reporter this week, who requested in regards to the Division of Justice’s declare that there is no such thing as a proof of an Epstein “consumer record.”

The “Superman Trump” meme comes after right-wing figures have slammed Gunn’s Superman as “woke” because of its messaging on immigration — though Superman/Clark Kent is an alien in spite of everything — and Gunn’s feedback.

“I imply, Superman is the story of America,” the DC Studios co-CEO instructed The Sunday Occasions in a latest interview. “An immigrant that got here from different locations and populated the nation, however for me it’s largely a narrative that claims primary human kindness is a worth and is one thing now we have misplaced.”

“Sure, it performs in a different way,” Gunn added. “However it’s about human kindness and clearly there shall be jerks on the market who’re simply not type and can take it as offensive simply because it’s about kindness. However screw them … This Superman does appear to come back at a selected time when individuals are feeling a lack of hope in different folks’s goodness. I am telling a narrative a few man who’s uniquely good, and that feels wanted now as a result of there’s a meanness that has emerged because of cultural figures being imply on-line.”

Amongst those that have spoken out in regards to the movie’s messaging and Gunn’s feedback is Dean Cain, who wore the purple cape within the Nineties tv collection, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

Whereas it is unclear if Cain has even seen Gunn’s Superman, he criticized the movie and the director’s remarks in an interview with TMZ.

“How woke is Hollywood going to make this character?” Cain requested. “How a lot is Disney going to vary their Snow White? Why are they going to vary these characters to exist for the instances?”

“For Superman, it was ‘reality, justice and the American manner.’ Properly, they dropped that … I don’t suppose is a superb thought,” he continued. “I feel if you wish to create a brand new character, go forward and do this. However for me, Superman has all the time stood for ‘reality, justice, and the American manner’ — and the American manner is immigrant-friendly, tremendously immigrant-friendly. However there are guidelines. You possibly can’t are available in saying, ‘I need to do away with all the principles in America as a result of I wished to be extra like Somalia.’ Properly, that does not work, since you needed to go away Somalia to come back right here … so it doesn’t make any sense.”

He added, “If individuals are coming for financial alternative, let’s check out your authorities and why you do not have that financial alternative … And there should be limits, as a result of we will’t have everyone right here in the US … our society will fail.”

Per TMZ, Cain additionally stated Gunn’s feedback weren’t wanted, as everybody is aware of Superman is an immigrant.

In the meantime, Cain reacted to the White Home’s “Superman Trump” meme, sharing a remark within the replies to the put up. And, apparently, he discovered the entire thing to be humorous as he merely commented two rolling on the ground laughing emojis.