This wasn’t on our 2025 tech bingo card. 🤨 The official White House social media account is now posting AI-generated Halo memes. The bizarre saga started when GameStop issued a joke press release declaring the “console war is over,” following Microsoft’s landmark announcement that a Halo CE remake is hitting PlayStation. A “Rapid Response” account supporting the administration retweeted this, framing it as a political victory. GameStop, sensing an engagement opportunity, leaned in with an AI image of Donald Trump shaking hands with Master Chief. The official WhiteHouse account then escalated, posting its own AI-generated image of Trump in full Mjolnir armor, saluting on the White House lawn. GameStop fired back with another meme depicting Trump inside the Chief’s helmet. While the gaming industry reacts with collective bewilderment, the exchange has exploded, racking up millions of views. It’s a strange collision of gaming culture, corporate memelording, and high-level politics –...